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SE FL Sak - tion bandied about by the pub- "vices. patients were hospitalized The farmer and his wife surrounded by their daughters, the dog-and the pig. These were part of the cast in the first act of the Ice Revue in theArena Friday: Highs, Bron row, left to right: GN att Fel A ad Ae Eri a : . we filiaty (3s ' wry EL hdd " ' oF L A , : » ; wy 4 : * > . " y od 4 tluddiniisintaaesvaaiaanttanits ful viavosiyivarddnssdosal narird atid nd coomerat ad int hw why on iris condai sta Hb Ax Paul Stone, Peter Vernon, Marlene Ives, David Litt. Standing: Karen Davidson, Debbie Parker, Debbie McNeill, Joanna Draper. Oreen Price, Staff Photo Laura Canon, Are Hospital Costs I This is the perennial ques- lic, politicians and press. Yet, at the same time there is con- tinuing pressure for higher hos- pital salaries; more staff and more and more services. "** Since the advent of fedéral: provincial hospital insurance; there has been a steady acceler- ation in the community hospi- tal's role. from primarily nurs- ing care to a community health centre with increasing outpa- tient and ancillary. medical ser- Nearly a half million more Canada last year compared with 10 years ago. Secondly, hos- ' GREAT BUY IN HOMELITE CHAIN SAWS! Here's your chance to get a superior quality Homelite Chain Saw at lowest price ever! Never has there been a better opportunity to get a top quality Homelite Chain Saw at a better pricel This Homelite C-51 has the quality and features of much higher priced saws. No other tool you can buy does so much, yet costs so little. You can cut firewood, clear woodlots, cut umber, prune and trim fruit trees. Come in and see the Homelite C-51 now. It's worth money to you. FISHER FARM SERVICE ASHBURN, ONTARIO 1-$28-to $30. pital construction costs risen 300 per cent during the same period. Ten years ago it cost 10 to 12 thousand dollars to put one hospital bed into active treatment service. Today the figure has jumped to $25,000 to $30,000 per hospital bed. By way of further contrast, in 1930 construction costs were $1,800 per bed. Compared to 1900, hospital per patient per day costs have risen 3000 per cent. The aver- "| age cost per patient per day in 1900 'was $1.00; in $5.82; 1950 - $12.05; and 1967 - the day-to-day operating expen- ses -- not new building and equipment costs. 2 According to the Hall Royal Commission on Health Services, "The emergence. of modern di- "agnostic and treatment methods has increased the importance of the clinical aspects of hospital care so that today access to equipment and services of the modern hospital is indispens- able to high quality general practice. -At the same time | there has been a parallel move- ment to making the hospital the domain of the specialist." Unlike--any other service or industry, the hospital. MUST stay open and on the Job 24- HOURS-A-DAY, every day of the year, to preserve life. Al though costly in terms of money --modern hospital care repre- sents a tremendous saving to society in terms of LIFE. . Because- they operate around 1 the clock, hospitals employ ap- proximately two people for every patient and in anybody's book -that costs money. -An average of seventy cents (70c.) out of every dollar of the daily patient cost goes back to the community economy through employee wages. With the development of mo- dern medicine, even small hos- pitals today have equipment far in advance of what was found in the large hospitals 30 and 40 years ago. Since the time of Joseph Lister, the first man to use antiseptic in operations, the control of infection has pro- have type of care rested with the fa- 1945 - This only --covers{-- gressed beyond his dreams with the hospitals leading the way. This adds to the bill, along with the new drugs' and diagnostic services and equipment main tained by the hospital. Emergency treatment, out- patient care, therapeutic reha- bilitation, geriatric and psychi- atric care and treatment, which were, to a degree, unheard of a few decades ago, are common- place in hospitals today. In the past, the responsibility for this mily and the home--in today's highly developed society this role is played by the commun- ity hospital. Even the familiar family doctor who cared for patients in the home is almost passed. Today the doctor re- lies on the community hospital's facilities to help him diagnose and treat his patients. Translation of research into the purchase and utilization of new equipment: for patient care is much faster today. "For ex- ample ,it took 40 years for the electrocardiagraph (developed in 1903) to become a Standard hospital tool. This is not the case today, rather the opposite. And what was up-to-date yester- day may be literally obsolete today in the exploding health care field. Spiralling inflation must also be taken into consideration by those who question the costs of building and equipping hospi- tal facilities. Between the plan- ning stages, approval; raising of money and final construction, the cost may skyrocket 10, 15 or even "20 per cent. Many times hospital boards encounter problems because of this and find themselves going back to- the community and the govern- ment for more financing, or settling for less than they ori- ginally planned. Modern hospitals have four basic functions. The first, of course.'is patient care. Another of the hospitals' primary func- tions is to teach and train health workers through formal and informal programs in hos- pital schools and in-service pro- grams. Because hospitals are in Canada Too High? the major source for skilled health personnel, most other community health jobs are fill- ed by hospital-trained people. Thirdly, research in conjunc- tion with universities and the statistical data gathered by all hospitals are helping to win the constant war on disease. Hos- pitals also participate in pre- ventive medicine through spec- ial public education programs and clinics. Some regional hos- pitals even serve as poison con- trol centres. "Twernty-five-years-ago-only 37 Af per cent of Canadian births occ- urred in hospitals and 56 babies died out of every 1000. Today, 98 per cent of the births are in hospitals and infant deaths have decreased by more than 60 per- cent. This is only one of the myriad ways in which the mod- ern hospitals is saving and maintaining life. According to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, in 1964, some 1000 general and allied special hospitals in Canada re- ported 3,000,000 patients for a total stay of 34,000,000 patient days at an average cost of '$26.87 per day. The total bill for all Canada's 1381 hospitals amounted to $983,568,166.00 that year. Are hospitals costing us too much? This question should really be answered with another. "What is it worth to the in- dividual and his family to be alive and healthy? What is it worth to know that there js a place a person can go to get the best possible treatment 'avail- able anywhere. in the world to- day, and to know that there are skilled hands and the latest equipment needed to help res- tore health and prolong life." YOUR RED CROSS E 3 THANKS You FOR YOUR HELP ' 5 7 ; 2 Fiat wie Aon Neral a), ate Wh PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, April 20th, 1967 SE RE SE EE f ' 13 Mrs. McRitchie was hostess for the April Meeting of Unit #3, when 8 members answered the roll call, The leader, Mrs: M. Dowson opened the meeting with an ap- propiate reading and Prayer. Due to the illness of the Sec.- Treas. Mrs. H. McMullen, Mrs. S. Ploughman read the minutes and correspondance. A letter was read from the Secretary of the Oshawa Pres- byterial, announcing Dr. W. H. Norman of Japan, will speak to U.C.W. members in the Trinity Church, Bowmanville on Thurs- day, April 27th, at 2:00 p.m. U.C.W. members are also in- vited to attend the "World Church Festival" to be held in Simcoe St- United Church, Osh- awa, April 21, 22 and 23. Dr. Norman will speak at the Sun- day Morning Service, April 23rd on his work in Japan. Members are asked to keep these dates in mind and try to attend. The Scripture Mrs. S. Ploughman and Chapter 4, 5 and 6 of the study book were taken by Mrs. S.-Cawker. ing to the study book and die- cussion followed. Mrs L. Beadle reported the Unit 3 project. Fourteen home and hospital calls were reported. was read by]. "The Church and The World" Questions were asked- pertain- -nylons were. selling. well -- the. Port Perry U.C.W. Tea and a Salad plate was served by Mrs A. Sandison as- sisted by the hostess. Sincere appreciation to Mrs. McRitchie for opening her home for the meeting. Committee for the May Meet- ing comprise: Mrs, L. Beadle, Mrs. H, Honey and Mrs. J, Car- nochan. Mrs Beadle offered her home for May. We are still concerned with Island baseball for 1967. One person has offered his services as coach for Squirts but two coaches are still needed for Pee Wees. If you can help, please let Don Ashbridge know before May 1st. The boys need your help. Four umpires are also needed and they will be given four hours training and instruc- tion in June - We understand Mr. Elmer Sweetman's farm has been 'sold and he will soon be leaving it. Thus another pioneer name will make a change "Peter Clark and Jimmy Van De Walker of Oshawa spent last Sunday with Mr, and Mrs- Gil-_ bert Reader. ~The East road from the 'Head! RA '| School is getting a restoration service this week as it is in very poor condition. -------------------- | | Sale Price Spanish Dining Room Suites In Walnut, with Mar and Heat Resistant Table Tops in Oval or Rectangular. 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