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economist sunsuntribune health saturday oct 29 2005 11 report backs call for fourth york hospital health care funding should be based on population alliance by lisa queen and chris traber staff writers the province needs to begin plan ning a health care campus in vaughan and funding formulas for existing hospi tals should be populationbased states a report released thursday by the gta905 healthcare alliance places for care a health care strat egy for ontarios high growth regions offers a series of recommendations on how to maintain and improve health services in the face of increasing demand in york halton peel and durham regions planning for longterm population growth by adding a fourth york hospital in vaughan is front and centre among the reports eight recommendations as ontarios fastest growing region york is in line for another health care facility the report said the alliance points to a march con sultants study recommending a vaugh an health care campus anchored by a community hospital of 325 to 375 beds as a good starting point for discus- sionto begin planning for expanded health care services in vaughan mayor michael di biase chairperson of the citys health care foundation wel comed the recommendation its great the statistics everything points to the need for a health care facll ity he said adding he will use the report as leverage when he meets with health minister george smitherman well bring it to the attention of the minister well say look mr minister we need to deal with this mr di biase hopes to hear in the next two weeks when he will meet mr smitherman in their march study consultants ibm and gpc international said vaugh an is the largest and fastest growing community without its own hospital residents are forced to turn to hospi- idinurisurraa correction notice curtis mp1000 1gb mp3 player 10058286 this product is advertised on p 16 of our october 21st flyer with the wrong image of the red model it is available only in black we sincerely apologize 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provide care to their own growing populations the study said this raises the prospect of dimin ished levels of service for vaughan resi dents in the future the study said the lack of a local health care facili ty has over the years developed into an important community concern in addition to a hospital the study suggested the campus could be home to a wellness centre a longterm care facil ity ambulance bay and specialty clinics residents in the gta905 are under funded on a per capita basis for hospital services accordingly the report recommends a new funding formula should take into account regional demographics catch up funding should be made available to bring hospitals up to par with those outside the area the report suggests local access to the fullest range of hospital services must be ensured and enhanced and recom mends increasing the number of health care professionals in the gta905 area health care focus on culturally diverse communities and those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged should be increased the report said york hospital administrators wel comed the report of the 106000 people who move to the gta905 area annually 40000 make york their home southlake regional health centre president and ceo dan carriere said places for care is timely given this springs approval of york central hospi tals major expansion and renovation project the ontario governments health system transformation agenda the creation of local health integration networks and the alliances strategy for high growth regions york central hos pital president and ceo bruce harber said government and high growth hos pitals need to work together if we are going to meet the needs of the three mil lion people currendy living in die com munities served by the gta905 health care alliance hospitals the gta905 healthcare alliance represents 10 acute care community hospitals and a mental health facility combined they are responsible for the delivery of acute and chronic care to 25 per cent of ontarios population including one million york region residents copies of the report are available by calling 4162051331 or on line vmwgta905healthcom information tenant protection act call 7132696 housing help centre this message brought to you as a community service ot the economist sunsuntribune m3mme iii iihf 11 l 8 run your leaves over with your lawn mower and leave them on the lawn as mulch or put them in a bin and use a weed wacker to shred them before bagging you can get more leaves in each kraft bag or rigid container by mulching first mil mm d3v rake your leaves and place in an open rigid container such as a garbage can or bushel basket or use kraft paper bags keep the filled bags in your garage or set on top of a tarp to keep them dry until collection day yard material in plastic bags will not be collected grass clippings are banned from ail collections a 1 wsmb 1bi1 imf y lots of leaves markham residents can drop off leaf and yard material in plastic bags residents must 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