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8 economist sun stoufivifle tribune thursday jury 15 1999 c put a classified advertisement to work for you 2944331 economist sun stouffvifle tribune dr estralita mccarthy dr carolyn wong are pleased to announce the opening of their new optometric practice at the markville shopping centre 2nd level by sears h e gall 905 9401 01 3 fw for appointments new patients anz walkins welcome health lack of provincial funding leads to serious budget shortfalls york region hospitals to keep pace with growing demands struggle by patrick casey staff writer york regions three hospitals have received a little more than 3 million in new growth funding from the province but the additional money has done little to address serious shortfalls in their overatt operating budgets on monday the ministry of health directed 20 million to help hospitals in highgrowth regions handle increased workloads created by population surges the figure represented part of the provincial governments commitment of 206 billion for health care costs including an extra 692 million for hos pitals thanks to a 16billion increase in expenditures this year alone york central hospital in richmond hill received 13 million while newmarkets york county hospital was granted 1 million markhamstouifville hospital was allotted 744852 about 855000 less than a year ago and still 1999 ford taurus and mercury sable are the only carsln their class to earn five stars the highest possible us government crash test rating for both the driver and front passenger 99 taurus 99 sable 5i3 w 99windstar ijswi l- i c cy 99 escort or zx2 4f ml 99 explorer 2dr v 99 explorer 4dr 99 mystique 99c0nt0ur remember the summer selloff can onlv last as long as the selection does so hurrv in ii ii 1 a h 1 si a ford 1 dealers mercury g0 truos v nkhhittaothsuuac0rvi0sporchmfinrkingoniimtotknwt999fofdej credit to qualified customers efl- 25000 financed 0 annual percentage ate for 48 months monthly payment 52083 costof borrowing jo and total to be repaid 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789- million overall budget ifs one small step forward but we are certainly lookirig for more said lussing yesterday morning noting the hospital is durfendy registering a 65- percent increase in caseloads com pared to a fiyepercerit growthin popu lation 1 liken it to the greyhound dogs at the race trairyferiin faster and faster but never catch the rabbit ahead of them we are required to handle much more sophisticated workups and inno- yatiorisi but thats riot reflected in the money from iheininistjy v we are winning a little buts still lag- ging behind i liken it to the greyhound dogs at me race track who run faster and faster but never catch the rabbit ahead of them y new markham stoufiyille hospital president dr jim maclean said he was disappomted its fiinding was not the same as past years the fund has been diluted this year because the rnmstry opened it up with more hospitals being eligible he said obviously everything tietpsbutit is still not enough to meet the demands of ourxornmumties across york region we need these funds to provide the quahty service bur staff provides and we will have to make a very strong case to the ministry after that we will see if they comethrough for us york county president dan carriefe said the 1 million cheque is the lowest amount the hospital has received since growth fimding was mtroduced four years ago and leaves a 4 million deficit on its 70milliori budget t fwe received 2 million last year and we have always been the largest recipi ent of growth dollars in the past cafriere said every bit helps and we are certainly gratified that we got some but we are waiting to see how the numbers were calculated eleven hospitals across greater toronto received a total of 135 million in growth funding a needed- infusion with population exceeding the proyih- nrial average v despite the worries from regional hospital officials gta905 healthcare alliance i executive director jim arrnstr orig said the money couldnt have arrived at a better time for hospitals in the regions of york durham haltori and peel r the 905 hospitals are forecasting an operating shortfall of 65 million this will have a major impact on access to hospital services for the 25 million resi dents wholive in the four regions said arrnstrong whose organization has been woikmgwtii me ministry to devel op a population needsbased funding formula that peimanently recognizes growrth ti but although alliance chairperson sandra farley said she is awaiting addi tional financial announcements from the minisnyitiiat could 905 hospi tals catehupfo other areas of trie province lussing doesnt expect that to happen anytime soon