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PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1976, WHITBY FREE PRESS Psychiatric, by BRIAN WINTER Staff Writer After four and a half years as administrator of the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, Milton J. Fisher, will become administrator of the Queen Street Mental Health Centre in Toronto on June 1. Mr. Fisher, a graduate ot Cornell University, has a wide background as an administra- tor of mental health facilities in the United States. He came to Canada in 1969 as administrator of the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital in Thunder Bay, and was appointed administrator at Whitby in.September 1971. He will be succeeded by Ken Sheehan, former admin- istrator of Northeastern Regional Mental Health Centre in Timmins. In his term asadministrator Mr., Fisher has guided the Whitby Psychiatric hospital froni being an isolated custodial institution to a community-related treatment and resource centre. Since his arrival there have been two major reorganiza- tions of the hospital structure, in 1972 and .1976, and the whole purpose of the hospital and its functions has changed. hospital Mr. Fisher lists us one of the mwajor accomplihments of his tem, the shifi fro being internally Io exier- nally oriented, 'ie hospili's primary function is Io serve the comnmunity and co-ordi- nate with physicians, general hospitals, social services and public health units, ie says. He secs the hospital's role in the future as continuing to co-ordinate mental health services in the conmunity and provide services which the community can't provide, particularly in the Durham Region where there are not as many mental health services as in Metro Toronto. Another accomplishment Mr. Fisher points to is the changing of programs to meet the needs of patients, as based on studies. Also, the hospital is operating more efficiently and economically,. he says, pro- viding the same services at the lowest possible cost to the community. Mr. Fisher points out that the hospital has imiproved its patterns of recruitnent of staff to the point that when the ministry of health announced its recent cutback, there were no layoffs because adm inistrator Ilho sta ff could be reduced by at t rilln. The Whitby Psychiatric Ilospital has also investigated ways of sharing its services with othier hospitals, in Mr. isher's ternis. Already the hospital provides laundry service for D'Arcy Place in Cobourg, the Christopher Robin Home for Children in Ajax, and the Durhan Centre, Dr. Ruddy Hospital and regional jail in Whitby. On May 31 the Dr. Ruddy 1-lospital will start to provide lab service to the psychiatric hospital and the psychiatric hospital will phase out its lab operation. One of Mr. Fisher's personal accomplishments during his four and a half years as administrator is the establishment of the Staff- Liner, a hospital newsletter produced on a professional basis, which has won several awards as one of the best in Ontario. Mr. Fisher also set up an education and staff develop- ment concept in the hospital as well as planned programmed budgeting as a management concept. He also started this prograni in Thunder Bay. Other contributions Mr. Fisher lias made to the hospital include initiation of research techniques in man- agement practices, dpvelop. ment of a manual of formal- ized policies and procedures, and the program co-ordinator concept. Mr. Fisher recommended the transfer of the alcoholism unit from the psychiatric hospitai to Oshawa, where he considers it is providing better service, and 'he has also initiated the program to build new kitchens to decentralize the hospital's food services. This program will provide patients with meals on their own wards rather than having them eat in institutionalized dining rooms. Construction of the new kitchens began this year. Despite all the changes made during this term, Mr. Fisher feels there is still room for improvement, particularly in providing aftercare pro- grams for discharged patients, and communication with other health agencies in the community. "We want to increase our outpatient services especially in the Durham Region", he says. During Mr. Fisher's term, the patient population of the regrets hospital has dropped [rom' more than 900 patients to half that amount. He points out that during the past 10 years almost 300 psychiatric beds have been made available in the region in various general hospitals, while the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital is moving toward becoming a regional mental health facility to assist the develop- ment of these community- based psychiatric services. The hospital has gradually developed more specialized facilities for more disturbed patients, and there is a tendency for the courts to refer patients to a regional leaving facility because of this, he says. "My major concern since I've been here has been with improving services to patients, increasing· and improving our contacts with the commurity, and increasing the efficiency of the hospital's operation", says Mr. Fisher. Mr. Fisher says he regrets leaving the Whitby Psychiatric hospital after being so deeply involved in the transition period of the past four and a half years. "I've always felt the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital had great potential", he says. "This place has a lot to offer to the community". Officiai opening Thursday for industrial development A number of invited guests will be participating Thursday in the official opening of Lakeview Indus- trial Estates and Tricont Industrial Park, located on the east side of Thickson Road south of Highway 401. The reception will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the new Fisher Scientific Build- ing, located in the centre of the industrial development. The opening is a joint promotional project by JDS Investments Ltd., owners of. Lakeview Industrial Estates, Tricont Projects Ltd., owner of the Tricont Industrial Park, the Region of Durham and the Town of Whitby. A complete description of the industrial developments on Thickson Road was printed in the April 28 edition of the Free Press. Decision to shut station is to be reconsidered From Page 1 "Members of council, make no mistake", he irged. "The people of Whitby are adamant, they are worried, -.they- are -frustrated; they -are at a complete and total loss to ,understani the rationale that vould deprive *a city, yes a city of 27,000 people, of the type of facility they had for 50 years and they have had a police facility for 'Hello. F m your Georgia-Pacific Registered Dealer. And Ive got plans for your summer. Ali kinds of plans for all kinds of do-it-yourself projects. They're in a big 32-page. fully illustrated book that's free. The plans are easy to follow. And the projects are simple to build.' Henry Buildall Courtice, Ont. Heny BuOdal 100 Bond St. W., Oshawa, Ont. that long". "Members of council, this is the first time since regional council cane into being, in ny ' récolle'ctiôn, that the people of an area have come to you with a people problem, this is the first time in a major way that this council has had a matter of such grave people concern fromn one of its are municipalitiês put forward to it", Councillor Ga rtshore said. "This is the opportunity we have as a regional council to let the people know we are a regional council and not a group froni various commun- ities listening only to our own siall areas of concern", Councillor Gartsliore said. "IL is no secret regional government is not the best loved forni of government and is not understood or even like or, in effect, trusted", he poin ted out. "We now have the oppor- tunity to becone a very credible or-annizationcredible Something for everyone "My PLAN AHEAD PROJECTS BOOK ias lots of terrific things to build: a planter. decks. storage. fenc- ing units. panellîng projects-all kinds of things. There*re plans for a bench like this. Neat. eh9 And you can build it!" Peacock Lumber Co. Ltd. 328 Ritson Rd. Oshawa, Ont. Brock Building Supplies 244 Brock St. S., Whitby, Ont. not only to Whitby but to the people of Uxbridge, Can- nington, Port Perry, New- castle, Ajax, Oshawa and on and on", Councillor Gartshore said. "We have today the chance to prove we are reachable and touchable, not a group in an ivory unreachable tower complacent in our positions", he -aid. "I sincerely believe that today's decision will set the tone in the minds of all people across the Durhani Region as to the credibility and usefulness of this We've got ail the materials you'Il need ·We've got plywood. lumber. doors particleboard. hardboard. lots of panelling-even tools if you need them. So. for your free book and all kinds of Georgia-Pacific building materials. come on in. See you soon. "Get your free book at one of these fine dealers." Building Materials Ltd. A j-0 governnent", Councillor Gartshore said. "Members of council, on a budgetary basis, the police commission stated they could sa:e monies by closing the Whitby facility and, on this, the decision was made", he said. "Therefore, since we now have. a police com- mission resolution to keep the building open, we must, in all conscience, concur". Before the vote was taken on the matter, several of the 30 regional councillors spoke on the issue. Councillor Jim Potticary, Oshawa mayor, said "The police station gives the people a feeling of protection. A bank with a guard inside it won't be robbed as often as a bank without a guard". Councillor Garnet Richard, Newcastle mayor, said "We have, in Bowmanville, a regional police station and, in Newcastle, an OPP station. I would shudder to think what would happen if those police stations were closed. The police station in Whitby is necessary for the people in Whitby to feel secure". Councillor Clark Mason, Ajax mayor, said "We have before us the members of Whitby Council. If we, as regional council, can't support a municipality we're in a sorry state". Councillor George Ashe, Pickering mayor, said "A bylaw was duly passed and a budget approved. The whole budget procedure would go down the drain if council were to provide the funds to keep the station open. Councillor Carl Putebough, Uxbridge mayor, said "I don't know that it's needed. No one lias proven to me that it's needed". Councillor Lawrence Mal- colm, Scugog mayor, said "This decision wasn't taken lightly. The commission assured us that this closing would not affect the level of service". Voting in favor of keeping the station open were Ruth Bestwiclk (Oshawa), John DeHart (Oshcwa), Gerry Emm (Whitby), Jim Gartshore (Whitby), John Howden (Oshawa), Don Lovelock (Whitby), Clark Mason (Ajax), Allan McPhail (Brock), Mary Reid (Ajax), Garnet Richard (Newcastle), Keith Ross (Oshawa), Keith Rynard (Brock) and Margaret Shaw (Oshawa). Voting against keeping the statio'n open were John Aker (Oshawa), Jack Anderson (Pickering), George Ashe (Pickering), Gord Attersley (Oshawa), Bill Ballinger (Uxbridge), Alan Dewar (OshaWva), Ivan Hobbs (New- castle), Ken Lyall (New- castle), Lawrence Malcolm (Scugog), Ken Matheson (Pickering), Allan Pilkey (Oshawa), Carl Puterbough (Uxbridge), Alex Robertson (Pickering), Reginald Rose (Scugog), Christine Thomas (Oshawa) and Bruce Tink (Newcastle). Councillor Gartshore im- mediately called for recon- sideration of the matter at the next regional council meeting May 26. He, the other members of town council and the Whitby residents present at the meeting left the council chambers a disappointed lot.' "We are suggesting that there are two ways of funding the required $41,661 (to keep our station open): by, increasing the budget, again going through the entire budget and trimming and we do not believe that we could not find that amount of money in a $41,300,000 budget", Councillor Gartshore said. Tanie Batelaan speaker cf associati The next general meeting of the Ajax, Pickering and Whitby Association for Retarded Children will be held at 8 p.m. May 25 at on meeting ARC Industries, Dowty Road, Ajax. The guest speaker will be Miss Tanie Batelaan from the Oshawa Developmental Day Care Centre. Henry Buildall 223 Brock St. N., Whitby, Ontario Holland Lumber 1340 Ritson Rd. Oshawa, Ont.