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Combined Weekly Circulation: 49,000 l 905-729-2287 l 1-888-559-2287 l www.newtectimes.com Volume 00, Issue 00 TheTimesWednesday, January 5, 2011 TROUBLE HEARING • Can you hear but not understand?? • Do you have ringing in your ears? • Is TV turned up loud? • Do you work in noise? PHOTO SUBMITTED If you answered yes to any of these questions, WE’RE BEHIND THE GROWTH – A group of staff, volunteers, physicians and Board Directors from Stevenson Memorial Hospital gathered at a new a HEARING TEST is recommended. billboard on hospital property recently, to show their support for a plan to expand the emergency department, operating rooms, laboratories and diagnos- Complimentary Hearing Tests (55+) tic imaging department. The proposal submitted by the hospital last January received an endorsement from the Central Local Health Integration Network Board of Directors on Tuesday, a step that hospital President and CEO Annette Jones calls “a signifi cant step forward” in the process. Orangeville Bolton Alliston 54 First St. 316 Queen St.S 24-180 Parsons Rd Expansion plan at SMH moves ahead with 519-942-9428 905-857-5183 705-435-4356 Shop Ken & Bonnie’s Shop endorsement from Central LHIN Early BEETON Late Stevenson Memorial Hospital’s support will now be communicat- now that the LHIN is offi cially within the next few weeks, seek- expansion plan has cleared a hur- ed to the Ministry of Health and behind the expansion project, I be- ing approval from the Ministry. dle in the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC). lieve we have taken a signifi cant The current facility, located on Long Term Care’s capital planning “This is a tremendous accom- step forward in the process.” Fletcher Crescent, was built in Fresh Food • Friendly Neighbours process, receiving an endorsement plishment and I believe it refl ects Stevenson submitted its Pre- 1964 with a 4,000 square-foot from the Central Local Health In- the hard work that has been done Capital Submission – Part A in re- Emergency Department designed tegration Network (LHIN) Board over the past two years,” said An- spect to the redevelopment project to accommodate 7,000 visits per of Directors. nette Jones, President and CEO to the LHIN for review last Janu- year. In 2012, the number of emer- OPEN - Mon-Sat 7am-Midnight The LHIN Board endorsed the at Stevenson. “The endorsement ary and endorsement received gency department visits reached Sun 9am-8pm Pre Capital Submission (Sched- of the fi rst stage of our project by this week from the LHIN Board 29,888. That number is expected The complete shopping experience... ule A) project that includes the the Central LHIN is very good of Directors was required in or- to top 30,000 visits this year. Fast & Friendly expansion of the Emergency De- news for the hospital and the com- der to move the project forward. Proudly Beeton, Proudly Local, partment, Operating Rooms, Lab- munity. Further approvals will be The hospital will now complete Continued on PAGE 9 Proudly Canadian oratory and Diagnostic Imaging needed from the Ministry and the the Pre-Capital Submission – Part Jackson Plaza 905-729-2513 departments at Stevenson. 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