WHAT WILL CHANGES IN OUR HOSPITALS MEAN TO YOU? YORK UNIVERSITY EXPERTS AVAILABLE ON HEALTH SERVICES RESTRUCTURING COMMISSION REPORT
TORONTO, March 4, 1997: As the Metro Toronto community awaits word on which Metro hospitals are recommended for closing in this Thursday's report by the Health Services Restructuring Commission, York University can provide a number of academic experts to talk about various issues related to this news in the health care field.
Georgina Feldberg, Director of the Centre for Health Studies at York, is the co-author of the report, "Who's Counting? The Faulty Calculations of the Metropolitan Toronto District Health Council's Hospital Restructuring Committee," which criticized the council's report on hospital restructuring, saying it was riddled with flaws. Feldberg is a professor of social science at York and co-director of the National Network on Environments and Women's Health (NNEWH), a federally funded Centre of Excellence in Women's Health Research. She can be reached at the Centre for Health Studies at York University at (416) 736-5941 or at home, (416) 925-5859. *PLEASE NOTE: On Thursday, March 6, Professor Feldberg will be at home until 2 p.m., after which she may be reached by cellular phone at (416) 505-5284.
Fiona Miller, a PhD student in history and a graduate associate of the Centre for Health Studies, is the other author of the "Who's Counting" report and a member of the NNEWH's steering committee. She can be reached at the Centre for Health Studies at York University at (416) 736-5941 or at home at (416) 537-4991.
Ronald Burke, a professor of organizational behaviour in the Schulich School of Business at York University, can speak about the implications for patient care, the challenges faced by hospital management, the process of restructuring in hospitals, feelings of job insecurity among hospital workers, and the effects of previous budget cutting and downsizing on hospitals in the province. Burke is currently working on a study of the Ontario Nurses Association along with York psychology professor Esther Greenglass. They have done a random survey of 3,500 nurses across the province (receiving 1,500 replies, a 40 per cent return on their survey) to get nurses' views on the changes in hospitals as a result of previous budget cuts, downsizing, how hospital leadership has responded to previous calls for restructuring, and how hospitals are coping with the changes. (416) 736-2100 ext. 77921 or at home at (416) 486-8371.
Esther Greenglass, a professor of psychology, who is also studying the Ontario Nurses Association with Professor Burke, can speak about women's health care -- particularly if there are questions on Women's College Hospital. Greenglass can also talk about the effects of changes to all hospitals on nurses, community and political action and what communities and individuals can do to fight funding cutbacks to hospitals, how nurses perceive the changes to Ontario's health care, the extent to which hospitals are taking nurses into account in decision-making processes, nurses' perceptions of changes in health care, and burnout among nurses. She can be reached at (416) 736-5120 ext. 66282 or at home at (416) 445-1144.
Fred Lazar, a professor of economics in the Schulich School of Business, can speak about the economics of hospital restructuring or any other general issues related to costs and economics. He can be reached at (416) 736-5068 ext. 20252 or 33623 or at home at (905) 771-0683.
Barbara Beardwood, a professor of social science, teaches in the Health and Society Program at York University. She can speak about general issues related to the commission's report, about sociology and health, and about the impact of budget cuts on nurses. She can be reached at (416) 736-5054 ext. 77823 or at home at (905) 628-2297.
Martha Rogers, a professor of nursing at York University's Atkinson College, is a former board member at York-Finch Hospital. She can speak about the effects of cuts on patient care and nursing service. Rogers can also speak about hospital budget issues related to the way doctors are paid, health care in other countries, the need for nurses and nurse practitioners to play a larger role in health care, and the future of health care. She can be reached at (416) 736-2100 ext. 30457, (416) 421-6678, or at home at (416) 696-7949.
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Mary Ann Horgan
Media Relations
York University
(416) 736-2100 ext. 22086
Sine MacKinnon
Media Relations
York University
(416) 736-2100 ext. 22087
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