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-Halton Healthcare Services gets high sýOi e ini acute care Halton . Healthcare Services (HHS), which is made up of Mfilton District Hospital and Oakville- Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, received the high- est overali score arnong hospitals in the Halton and Peel regions accordmng to Hospital Report 2002: Acute Care. The overail opinion indicator measures a patients perception of their hospital stay and whether they would retumn or recommend the hospital. The Acute Care Report provides hospital specific balanced score- carda that examine four important areas of hospital performance - patient care, finances, patient satis- faction and how well hospitals are preparing for the future. -mhe overail opinion score- four out of five stars - continues to rank HHS not only as the high- est ini Halton/Peel, but it alto places us in the top four hospitals in the GTA," said John Oliver, HHS pres- ident and CEO. 'We are alto very excited about the five five-star ratings we received which are reflective of tome of our ttrategic initiativet. Thete excellent ratings acknowl- edged our efforts in using informa- tion technology through Use impie- mentation of a new electronic med- ical record tystem and Use ongoing development of our Web site." The report recognized HHS's strengtht in communicating with its communities as well as parnner- ing wiUs oUser healUscare providers and implementing innovative recruitmnent and reention strate- giet. "In tUse days and weeks to come we will be reviewing Use technical report and Use indicators to ensure we have an understanding of al our scores,' Mr. Oliver comment- ed. "These retuits are positive and encouraging and perhaps more importantly, Usey provide us wiUs valuable information which wil help us enhance patient care and dsrect quality improvements.' H-HS was one of 123 acute care organizations, representing 173 hospital sites, that voluntarily agreed to participate in the province-wide analysis for the report. Ninety-eight per cent of eigible hospitals participated in Use hospi- taI-tpecific portion of Use report. The Canadien Champion, Tuesday, January 14, 2003-5 Quick Lube Service *We use Quaker State Oil and Fram Ou 0 ker YOU R CAR REQUIRES MSafety ChecksM Hicki.n Hifth MBrakes M xaust M214 Whe.l Aignnent Msuspnsion Service MColing System S.rieM. -rieRtation aaani.ng -..i. MEngines MGeneral Tires 0NTA IO*S M ukrState 011 Lub Mf-nsisin sri E &~V E Fram 011 Fil/ors MElectrical CLEANl Comuter Analysis M Air Conditioning Accredited Test Trune UPS Shocas &strus & Repair Facility EC ;HIOO vu niaiR A 1 T UE IC ;i F nOe u ICHA[ ;RDSONSI!RU RicaRDSGN Bank Financing Available HWY. 25 S. AT DERRY RD., MILTON87 29