Ret photo Mike Waketield COCKATIEL CAGE KIT fay °114.99 FREE HAMSTER pce JZ WITH ANY CAGE KIT £ PURCHASE! * SEE OUR SELECTION OF NEW ‘NATURAL’ AQUARIUM DECORATIONS! * ‘RUSTIC RANCH’ WILD BIRD FEEDER Regular $19.99 SIDEWALK SAVER s 1 5 e 99 PET HABITAT LY WNT ALLOY CONTRO 986-4812 Sale Ends Jan. 18/90. a’ Lions Gate Hospital presi- dent Bob Smith donned a tux for the recent Mum’s the Word fundraiser for the maternity ward. He is chat- ting with (top left photo) gala chairperson Dr. May Kaan and Dr. Ken Kaan. Back at work, (bottom left photo) Smith hits the deskwork. OF PRICES EFFECTING “ 8 A.M. TILL MIDNIGHT WE RESEAVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES. SSS s PERMANENT 5. DISCOUNT [f@ ; §|SAVE-ON- FOODS 4 DRUGS a PITT TT VL] |. What is Permanent Discount? . ADIVISION OF OVERWAITEA FOODS: p.\ AFFLUENCE ga INFLUENCE early two years into his new yob ous president. of Lions Gate Haspttal, Robert (Bob) Smith has had to overcome a number of obstacles. From the aurses’ strike to strained resources, he has managed to weather turbulent times, One of LGH's strongest supporters, Smith remains op- timistic about the future of the hospital. He shares some of his thoughts with reporter Evelyn Jacob. On netting his current job: ‘‘t felt personally extremely fortunate. I came into a very well-run hospi- tal with an excellent, competent medical staff and long service, high quality people. tt was like | came into a kind of dream.” On petitioning the provincial government for more funds: “That's been a constant for us. Last year we met with ‘a number of senior bureaucrats, including the minister of health, and pointed out that we felt we needed more resources Of we'd have to ration more tightly. It was made very clear to us that tighter rationing was necessary.” On the hospital’s decision to cut § LIMIT: 3 LOAVES 41 - Sunday, January 14, 199) - North Shore News IN HIS OWN WORDS LGH president Bob Smith back rehabilitation services: “We are really fundamentally mandated to provide acute care services. In our Case Wwe were pro: viding out-patient: physiotherapy, and were doing a good job of it. Most other major hospitals stop- ped providing physio in the early 80s. But when the going pot tough, it became one of those things that we had to make a deci- sion on. We don’t believe people have fallen through the safety net because of that decision.” On his future vision for LGH: “Basically there are six issues. The first is securing financing both from government and from alter: native forms, Included in that is capital funding for equipment and physical resources — there are major improvements needed in our physical plant. We must de- velop our manpower — we need to be innovative in this area because there will be a shortage of highly skilled people in the ‘90s. The other issues are looking at how we deliver care, looking for more opportunities for our medi- cal staff, particularly when it comes to decision making, and improving our communication skills. My vision is to maximize our energies in those areas.” FRESH BAKED ITE- SLICED 454 GRAM Sa arrn4