DISTRICT (Staff/special)– A release from the Temiskaming Hospital December 12 reiterates their stand on cutting staff and clinical services.“Temiskaming Hospital has been facing fiscal challenges for three years now. Without effecting change, we will have a shortfall of approximately $1.4 million this year. This is clearly not sustainable
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NO MORE CUTS
Registered nurses and health care workers, members of CUPE Local 904, rallied near the New Liskeard Post Office on Friday, December 12 to raise public awareness of Registered Nurses cuts and other job cuts coming from the Temiskaming Hospital. Timiskaming-Cochrane NDP MPP John Vanthof and Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie
“Deep and damaging”
Campaign launched to fight hospital cutsDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Unionized workers want the public to fight plans to cut 15 full-time positions at Temiskaming Hospital.“This is a huge loss for our hospital and for our community.”– Arlene Hearn CUPE Local president 904They’ve started
Letter of the Week
Proud of Temiskaming HospitalDear Editor:I spent the best part of the summer of 2013 running up and down Highway 11 from Lake Temagami to the Temiskaming hospital with a blood clot in my leg. This summer it was a gall bladder that began acting up on May
Hospital cutting workforce
Unions launch campaign for more provincial fundingDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – An estimated 15 full-time positions are expected to be cut at Temiskaming Hospital as the hospital faces a $1.4 million deficit.“While there may be some realignment of services we do not anticipate any
LEGION DONATION
Temiskaming Hospital is making medical data more mobile. Laptop computers that can access individual test results, for example, are being installed on carts that can be rolled to patients’ bedsides for immediate referral. A $3,500 donation from New Liskeard Royal Canadian Branch 33 will purchase two more carts.
“We’re starting over”
Family Health Team exploring optionsDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The Great Northern Family Health Team will now be exploring options for its future location.The Temiskaming Hospital advised the Family Health Team that the proposed lease agreement was not acceptable in August, 2014.Family
Hospital Fun Run celebrates 33 years
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The Temiskaming Hospital’s Annual Fun Run, initiated by Dr. H.F. Jeffery 33 years ago, is still going strong.This year’s event takes place Saturday, September 27, with the goal of getting and keeping people fit and active.The run consists of three distances – two,
PROJECT CANCELLED
Health team won’t be moving to hospitalGordon Brock Speaker Editor Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – The project which would see a section of the Temiskaming Hospital renovated to allow the Great Northern Family Health Team to move in has been cancelled due to budgetary restraints at
Hospital reacts
Planning underway for Dr. Pace’s patients’ care transitionDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming Hospital is coordinating steps to ensure ongoing care for the patients of a long-time New Liskeard physician who died in a collision earlier this week.The hospital implemented a quick response team upon learning of the death of Peter-John