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OVERFLOW OF PATIENTS BEDS LINE CORRIDORS IN ST. JOSEPH'S, TORONTO ¥ bed hospital was built. The main rey ery, Ty " Er vrenyy,, I Terres; ee Yirev; try a LL ---- ® 5 3 5» Wing FETLITLILE Win wnvssseny Vy RRNERERR Ye gars ine: Yer SEMAN AEY my coyRRY Sys roblem, which is not acute, is § one of a switch in population to #@ the urban areas from the coun- try. Manitoba: 90 hospitals with 5,- § 926 beds. Dr. M. R. Elliott, dep- uty health minister, vn aH r Evins enanniny resus "arene a IRRRREERANE i smd VANCOUVER HOSPITAL WING EXPANDING POPULATION anada Hospitals Short Of Beds By BRUCE LEVETT Canadian Press Staff Writer Canada, perennially short of hospital space to accommodate an expanding population, is find- ing the problem intensified in the eastern part of the country The four Western provinces, three of which had their own hos- pital insurance plans, report no out-of-proportion demand for hos- pital accommodation since the country-wide federal plan went into operation a year ago East of Manitoba, however situation appears more acute, Hospital administrators, polled py The Canadian Press in a cross-Canada survey, report that in Ontario and three of the At- lantic provinces, persons couldn't afford hospital care a year ago, now are flocking in for attention BUILDING PLANS The two exceptions are Quebec, which does not participate in the federal plan, and tiny Prince Ed- ward Island. Nearly everywhere, building programs are under way to cut don on lengthening wait-| of | time--up to four months in some| are| ing lists and on the amount areas--that ailing persons forced to wait |ing costs. {provinces pay their way out of the| lacute and elective. The elective ~who| hospital 5 {ways been favorable, reports| ittie change. Under the Hospital Insurance| hospital plan in 1947--have been | and Diagnositc Services Act, the federal government pays approx- imately half the hospital operat- In British Columbia, Ontario and New Brunswick, the provin- cial portion is paid by premium --approximately $4.20 for a mar- ried man, half that for a single person. The other participating revenue. WAITING LISTS Most hospitals elass cases in three categories -- emergency, cases--which do not require im- mediate hospital attention--go on the waiting lists. | Vancouver General Hospital, during the last 18 years--Saskat- |chewan brought in Canada's first met. The population of the prov- ince has increased little in that time and last year only one 15- COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHT DANCE FRIDAY --- TO Chuck Fortune AND HIS BAND with 2,100 beds, has an occu-| pancy rate of 95.9 per cent. Most | hospitals consider 80 per cent | high. [ The, national average is 4.9] hospMal beds for every 1,000 per- | ons. Of the areas reporting on| this figure, New Brunswick showed a 5.3 ratio, Newfoundland an even four and Alberta 6.2. The situation by provinces: British Columbia: 9,100 hospi- FEATURING Jimmy and Johnny Admission $1. RED BARN says there as been some increase in de- mand for accommodation in the last year, but it has been 'not too noticeable." From July 1, 1958, to last December, hospital expansion added 359 beds. Fur- ther expansion and planned new hospitals are expected to add 425 beds by 1962 Ontario: 200 hospitals with 31,-| 500 beds. There were 2,000 beds added during 1959, another 2,200 are under construction and 1,800 are planned for next year. Dr. Ian Urquhart, chairman of the Ontario Hospital Services Com- mission, says "there has been an increased utilization of hospitals in Ontario since the plan's incep- tion. Undoubtedly some persons are going to hospital who, be. ASUR FREON | DANCE PARTY DON PIERRE fore the federal plan, ouldn't af- ford to. In addition, medical treatment is requiring more and more hospital care." Quebec: 52,000 beds of all types, including 22,366 in 117 gen- . years, not eounting the needed tp catch up to present re- quirements. General has 750 beds and a waiting list of 1,600 per- sons, Holy Cross, with 342 beds, has a waiting list of 1,000. "The eral public hospitals. There are situation will grow much worse 270 hospitals in the provinge Paul Bourgeois, president of the Quebec Hospital Association, says 11 hospitals are in the con- struction or planning stages. When Quebec gets hospital insur- ance "iicre may be a shortage of beds unless strict control is exercised." New Brunswick: 37 hospitals, with 3,140 beds. When the plan began a year ago, there were 2,803 beds. Nearly 400 beds have been approved for construction this year. The Hospital Services Commission says the increased demand "is expected to level off gradually, but will certainly be higher than before the plan came .|before. it gets better," Dr. John- ston said. URBAN PROBLEM Dr. Urguhart said the most acute problem in Ontario is in growing urban areas such as Toronto, Ottawa and Windsor. This is the result of these com- munities' growth' "rather than slow expansion of facilities." Dr. J. Gilbert Turner, execu- tive-director" of the Royal Vie- toria Hospital in Montreal which has a constant waiting list of 300 to 400 persons, favors hospital in- surance if only "to remove the horrible operating deficit we work under and to be of great into effect." - Nova Scotia: 48 hospitals, 3,396 beds. Health Minister R. A, Don- adoe says there has been "a no- ticeable increase in the demand for hospital accommodation since the plan went into effect." Fig- ures for the year indicate the in- benefit to the average patient." Colonel Hannah James of the Salvation Army's Grace Hospital in St. John's, Nfld., says that five years ago 100 beds were added |' to the hospital's 140. This was thought to be sufficient to cover THE OSHAWA TIMES, Friday, June 17, 1960 THEATRE GUIDE Brock (Whitby) -- "Because They're Young', 7.20 and 9.45 p.m. Last complete show at 9.45 p.m, Marks--"The Jayhavkers: 12.30, INDIVIDUAL CANS LAKENHEATH, England (CP) it was lodged the Battle of the Somme in A Cans of beer sold to United States this RARE RACCOON KINGSVILLE, Ont. (CP) -- injured albino raccoon was furn- ed over for safekeeping fo the d tcher in this community 4.33, 821 pm. "The C or', 2.34, 6.17, 10.05, out at 11.58 p.m. Last complete show at 8,10 p.m Plaza--"'Sergeant Rutledge" 1.35, 8.30, 5.30, 7.30 and 9.35. Last complete show at 9.20 p.m, Out at 11.25 p.m. HEFTY LOOT get away with about 100 man- hole covers every month from the streets of this Indian capital The covers are sold for scrap) iron in an eager black market. expansion for the next 10 years. 'However, we now have to keep putting patients in corridors and other places." BRISTOL, England (CP)-- Sixty-year-old Joe Schilling Plane to have a bullet mounted as ornament for his car. near Windsor. SMASHING PROTEST BARNSLEY, England (CP)-A a|man fined £5 in this Yorisitiry damage said NEW DELHI (AP) -- Thieves crease was about 10 per cent, he said, ND new institutions were built in 1959, but 90 more beds were prcvided in existing insti- tutions. Tiree hospitals are un- der censtruction to add 569 beds. In the next five years, 1,266 new beds will be needed. Newfoundland: 30 hospitals, 1,- 800 beds. Dr. Leonard Miller, deputy health minister, says "there has been a very notice- able increase in demand." No new beds were added during 1959, but a new hospital is planned for Grand Falls and ad- ditions are proposed for other hospitals bringing 500 new beds this year. FLUID SITUATION The situation across the coun- try is one of constant flux. { "Continuous studies are being made by the government fo as- A *6,000,000 motion picture...twe years in the making! HOWARD HUGHES al a HATA) Yn SHOWN AT 1.30 -- 4.25 -- 7.20 -- 10.50 i EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION ® SHIRLEY THE MARKET! | gess the needs," says Kenmeth| -- Conibear, executive secretary of| the B.C. Hospitals Association. "In one of the areas where the largest need will be felt--the re- gion of Vancouver City and sur- rounding area a committee known as the Metropolitan Hos- pital Planning Group has been formed to make studies and re-| commendations." | Dr. J. C Johnston, Calgary | General Hospital administrator, | says some 600 beds will be needed during the next five BASEBALL'S BIGGEST MOMENT! | THAT W fron WARNER BROS. 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Al rio, 2 major trouble spot is Kamloops, | a jh New Drunwicr Ae where the Royal Inland Hospital, | with 205 beds, has stopped keep- a greater demand, but one which; list due | is expected to level off ing a waiting list due to over- crowding. Voters there will be QUEBEC CONCERNED | asked to consider a $4,700,000 ad- Quebec, which may enter the|dition this fall. federal plan before the end of the, Alberta: 8,358 hospital beds, in- year or. may produce one of its|cluding 229 added by construction own, is wary, saying hospital in-|last year. In five years, 9,950 ac- surance could aggravate the tive and 3,155 chronic beds will shortage of beds "unless strict/be required. control is exercised." Saskatchewan: 156 hospitals Prince Edward Island, where|with a capacity of 6,900 beds. Of- the ratio of 'hospital beds to alficials of the Saskatchewan Hos- fairly Static _ population has al-'pitals Association say demands SOUTH-END NE Zz @ | RESTAURANT Poll 0 "CLUB 401' SIMCOE S$. 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