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14 economist sunsuntribune health saturday nov 29 2003 advertising feature treasures fashions is collecting new unwrapped toys for underprivileged children ages 6 months 14yrs the toys will be delivered to the scott mission in time for christmas york hospitals have 20m deficit frontpage 1 find out where the best jobs are join the richmond hillunionvillemarkham job finding club at no cost to you learn how to locate those unadvertised jobs create a resume that is results oriented customized cover fetters and practice your interview skills build a strong network have access to business directories with thousands of employer contacts we will show you winning ways to approach employers unlimited use of computers internet telephones fax and photocopier professional typing assistance ongojng oneonone assistance until you locate employment staff that are dedicated to ensuring that you receive the best service its a 2 week fulltime programme limited seating available call now coordinated by provincial deficit we heard the message of the need to temper expecta tions she said we will do everything we can to improve efficiency but at the end of the day hospitals have a duty to deliver patient care on a timely basis in corri- munities in ontario ms short pointed out auditor erik peters who looked at the provinces books when the liberals won the oct 2 election reported ontario hospitals need 350 million to address funding shortfalls the hospital association argues hospitals are actually facing a shortfall closer to 450 million york region hospitals markham stouffville york central and southlake regional health centre have an esti mated combined deficit of more than 20 million jane watson is chairperson of the 905healthcare alliance a group representing the interests of hospitals in york durham peel and halton regions she complained 22 per cent of the provinces population lives in the greater toronto area but hospitals here only receive 14 per cent of the funding more money is needed i believe northern ontario needs health care funding too the pie is just not big enough she said for the sake of our commu nities we cant temper our requests for more funding i cer tainly understand the govern ments position but our com munities are getting desperate deficit from tories dr maclean sympathizes with the governments predica ment of inheriting the deficit from the tories the new government has to get the provinces finances in line i think we all agree you cant continue to run up a deficit and pass it on to our children and grandchildren acting york central hospital president asmita gillani said hospitals may be able to avoid higher costs through some measures such as sharing infor mation technology systems however she is confident the liberals will properly fund med ical services related to patient care southlake president dan carriere was out of town and unavailable for comment at the same time dr maclean argued the province cant expect hospitals to get by on straightlined budgets if our funding does not keep up with inflation and wage set tlements very likely there will have to be a reduction in servic es he said where do you cut all our services are basically general hospital services the services are there to serve the general population dr maclean argued hospi tals have been forced to make cuts and find more efficient ways of operating since 1995 there is no fat left in the system he said we dont believe there are any more efficiencies to be wrung out of ontario hospitals in fact we believe it will seriously impact services if you cut any more 0 k7c4770am w mthways imc 8920 woodbine ave suite 402 n of hwy 7 9054778411 this programme is funded by canada j now theres more heart and stroke foundation of ontario bonnie stern is back with more heartsmart recipes theyre nutritious and delicious available at your local heart and stroke foundation office bferfsmart mfhfstern this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sunsuntribune talented students with artistic ability are invited to explore york catholic district school boards regional arts goffered at st elizabeth catholic high school specialized arts pp combined with comprehensive academics students entering grades 9 and 10 september 2004 are welcome to apply grade 10 spots are limited drama mv usic visual arts wife j you can have your wedding and recfprion at die museum fne museum is a i for afaraiiy iorcdrporatei