CKHA laying off staff, removing beds; Listen to CEO Colin Patey
CKHA CEO Colin Patey - Aaron Hall File Photo
In order to avoid a future $5 million deficit, the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is cutting back 23. 5 staff and removing 22 beds.
At the Sydenham Campus in Wallaceburg, 10 medicine beds are being removed and point of care testing will be implemented in the ER, resulting in two-full time and two-part time lab staff in Wallaceburg being laid off.
In Chatham, 7 medicine beds, 2 surgery beds and 3 pediatric beds will be removed.
Colin Patey, CEO of the Health Alliance, says the they need to achieve a balanced budget, yet they will try to minimize any job losses.
He added the Alliance is reviewing all aspects of their operations and are going to be innovative moving forward.
Patey says implementation of the chances will take about 5 to 6 months.
Listen to my full interview with Patey below:
Cut the Fat
July 27, 2012 at 3:50 pm
Contact these folks.. They hold the purse string. Let them iknow the savings are in management, not front line staff:
Sydenham District Hospital
Paul Weese (Chair), Ron Tack (Vice Chair), Ed Freeburn, Gary Martin, Herb John, Allan Klinck and Wendy Weston.
St. Joseph’s Health Services Association of Chatham
Mark Isherwood (Chair), Gail Rumble (Vice Chair), Father Michael Michon, Jennifer Wilson, Jon Wood, Judith Pascoe, and Liz Meidlinger.
Public General Hospital
Brenda Richardson (Chair), Jane Havens (Vice Chair), Aileen Murray, Gail Baldwin, Jim Laforet, Mike Grant, and Wayne Schnabel.
Pay Cut
July 27, 2012 at 8:11 pm
They should just take a pay cut like most private companies do in a similar situation. I am sure they all have gotten raise throughout the recession and have nice big pension.