Cockburn chosen By PAUL DELEAN Examiner Staff Re rter Barrielawyer John ckbum IS the new chairman of the choirmo 0f Royal Victoria Hospital board of trustees He was chosen Tuesday at the RVH annual meeting attended by about 50 persons Cockburn most recently chairman of the management committee and trustee for seven years re laces Jack For ster who di election upon expiry of his term not seek re Tuesday Also leaving the board after six years was David Kaye Their successors are Mike Ben venuti manager of Victoria and Grey and Rev Bob Boden Church of the Nazarene Barrie The new members will hold office for threeyear terms as will Mrs Mabel Gennings and Harry Kelley board members who sought reelection Kelley is the new vicechairman There are 12 elected mem bers on the illmember board Four terms expire every year In his annual report Forster said that financially the year was most successful your ad ministration was able to show small surplus in year of tight financial restraint We have not cut back on any services nor do we anticipate any reduction of services this year SHOWS SURPLUS The RVH statement of in eome and expense for the year Admissions gt JOHN 0KBLYRN chairman showed an operating surplus of $28517 The chairman added am pleased to report that the On tario Ministry of Health is beginning at last to show some common sense leadership The public can be thankful for hospitals like the RV which demonstrated their own resourcefulness and initiative during the past few years when the ministry went through an births up hours of work go down Admissions and births were up at Royal Victoria Hospital in 1976 but paid hours of work were down Operating statistics presented at the RVH annual meeting Tuesday showed that births rose 47 per cent in 1976 and newborn patient days 52 percent Admissions were up 12 per cent and operating room operationsby55pcrccnt Adult and children patient days were down per cent ray examinations 13 per cent lab units per cent physiotherapy attendances 23 per cent meal days 11 per cent and paid hours of work 24 per Cent lt HARRY KELLEY vicechairman era of management by crisis and retrogressive analysis In Forsterss view the finan cial constraints imposed by the ministry were necessary We couldnt go on the way we were going The chairman concluded his address by saying that he would miss his work with the board This hospital runs smoothly because of our administration and our people leave the board happy in the knowledge there are people capable and trained who can take over APPRECIATION Tockburn moved motion of appreciation from the board and community to Forster for the leadership he had given the hospital The new chairman noted how quickly and smoothly the mon thly mettings procciried under Forstcrs direction and thats because they were well organized The annual meeting was no exception The business and reports were dealt with in about lltlminulcs BRING YOUR FRIENDS BRING YOUR CASE COME FOR THE FIRST TIME ITS OUR SECOND 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