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AB - The Canadian Champion, Frday, June 03, 2005 Georgetown hospital to merge with Milton, Oakville By LISA TALLYN addition.b elnl ics Minister of' Health and Long-Tern Care George Smitherman announced last Friday that operation of the Georgetowvn hospital site will be transferred from William OsIer Healîh Centre (WOHC) to H-HS- which has hospital sites in Milton and Oakville. Mr Smitherman said the transfer will improve the planning and co-ordînation of health services for I-lton residents because Georgetown is located in the same Mississauga-Halton Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) as the Milton and Oakville hospital sites of HHS. The Etobicoke and Brampton sites of WOH-C are located in the Central West LHIN. "This is precisely the kind of hetter integration that LHINs were designed to provîde, said Mr Smitherman. By transtemrng the for this f Iyer in today's Milton Champion "lbI.' ~ n' *l~~ (Selected Areas Osily) Tsdays paper includes the nawsletter HalîoiAttordable Husng News, produced by the commrty-based organzation Aisîdabie Hsusng Haton, Due to prntng errors, the names ofthOe Mayors of Oakville and Halo His were msspelled. Affordable Houir5 Haltsn regrets tiIs ensr and apsiogîzes so Maor Arn Mulsale and Mayor Rck Bonnette. tiiis taprecisety [ie kui a ofbetter integration that LHTNs were designed to provide." operation of Georgetown hospital to Halton Healthcare Services, the LHIN will be better.able to plan for the future needs of -liton His residents." LHINs are non-profit organizations introduced recently by the provincial govemrment. They're responsible for planning. inte- grating and funding local health services including hospitals. "While the sign in front of Georgetown hospital will eventually change, the quality of services offèred insîde will not," said Mr. Smithermnan. "As a result of these changes we feel certain that patients who depend on Halton Healthcare Services and William OsIer I-ealth Centre will continue to be very well served." "The business that considers itself immune to the necessity for advertising sooner or later finds itself immune to business." Derby Brown e 6#p latios teajî s inîg .ppciisid heuinîinisiry. -We would like lis see this corne Io a conclusion in a three lu four month tinieline," said Mr. Oliver, who sered as Georgetown hospitals CEO frons 1991 through 1995. H-e said the direction from the ministry is strictly a transfer of governance and management operation of the hospital 10 align with the Mississauga-Halton LHIN, and is not meant to redirect clinical referrals. -There is no direction to downsize, reduce costs, or shift or change the programs at the hospital," he said at Mondays i-lton H-ills council meeting. "Just as there are plans afoot right now for some additions on to the hospital. we would like to see that, plus more happening." HHS has plans to double the capacity of Milton's hospital and huild a new hospital in Oakville. Mr. Oliver said HHJS bas worked successfully with Milton to brîng in doctors for that community and would like 10 do the same n Halton Hilîs to ensure the hospital bas the right-sized medical staff. Oheisance may mean lu express suhmiission or respect, but it also equaled viclory l'or a certain local trio at the recent Grale Groan-Up Spelling Bee at Halton Hilîs Banquet Hal. That's the word the Royal Bank's Royal Dough Girls successful spelled to clinch top honours at the second annual Literacy North I-lton fundraiser- beating oui TV Cogeco's Cable Guys for first place in a field of 22 teams. In the final spell-off, the Cable Guys nailed astigmatism before being tripped up by stochastic. The Royal Bank trio were dual sinîers this time around, bring- ing in the most pledges 10 go along with its victory. A total of 22 teams raised $15100 more than twice as much as last year for Literacy North Halton's Read. SpelI, Write program. which matches adults with tutors tc help them achieve a highcr level of literacy. Competition in the best costume category was just as tight. with Coles Bookstore's SpelI Binders getting the nod among judges. who for a second straight year presented River Oaks Dental Offices with the Best Teamn Spirit award. Pesticides & BE NATURALLY GREEN' Pesticide Exchange Day SaturdayiJune 11lth, 2005 (1-66-42-8W) 16 (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) You are invited to turn in your oid or unused pesticides L~4~.u in exchange for FREE gardening giveaways, info on growing a heaithy iawn, and a chance to win a wagon Sfull of iawn and garden supplies! H. 55515 s A MI L1O N WHERE: at the Household Hazardous Waste Depot, at Halons Waste Management Site, 5400 Reg. Rd. 25 Milton (approx. 7 kms N. of Dundas St. & 1.5 kms S. of Britannia Rd.) ACCEPTED PESTICIDES: herbicides (lawn/garden producîs), insecticides (bug/grub control products), fungicides (disease control producîs), and any other pesticides (flea/îick sprays etc.) Maximum 20 Litres per visit. This event is sponsored by the Haton Pa rtners for Naturally Green as part of a public education and awareness-raising program developed to inform the public about the oA AK Vt L L E potential risks of pesticide use and alternatives that are available. -Royal Bank's Royal Dough Girls enjoy spelling supremacy at Bee ARLIQUIDE O)PEN HOUSE AFMP RE SENTI NGa MILLER ROAD SHOW JUNE 7 TH z2005 lOam - 7pm Location: 5315 North Service Road, BurlIngton <905) 335-4877 % e e FEATURING: THE MILLER CHOPPER Corne see the Mller Chopper desîgned and buit by Orange County Choppers along with The Miller Road Show Truck which wilI be on-site displaying the latest in welding equipment. See live demos where hands-on training and top welding experts will be available. 'ý,( ý , k ! 1 ý, 1 ý ý f