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3. Can you match these employee groups with the correct percentage of our workforce? AAHP Clinical Clerks CUPE Interns and Residents NAPE NAPE HP NAPE LX Non-Bargaining NLNU Management (HL Scale) Salaried Medical Contract/Student
5.15% 44.40% 0.92% 5.45% 1.99% 0.99% 1.52% 2.81% 5.12% 26.42% 1.69% 3.53%
Our Lines of Business Eastern Health’s lines of business are the programs and services delivered to our patients, clients, residents and their families.
4. Play the Match Game Can you connect each line of business with the associated initiatives?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Promote health and well-being ( Provide Supportive Care ( ) Treat Illness and Injury ( ) Advance Knowledge ( )
)
1. Respite, Community Behavioural Services, Alternative Family Care 2. Centre for Nursing Studies, Patient Research Centre, MUN Affiliation 3. Immunization, Cervical Screening, Falls Prevention, Needs Assessments 4. Outreach Clinics, Patient Transport, Rehabilitation, Surgical Services
T H E
B E S T
U S E
O F
R E S O U R C E S
Our Financial Accountabilities Eastern Health’s annual budget exceeds $1.2 billion. In 2010-2011, Eastern Health was unable to achieve a balanced budget without stabilization funding from the government. On the surface it may seem like this solves the problem, but dig deeper and you will see that Eastern Health has a serious budgeting situation. The deficit last year of $25.7 million points to an issue in the way our resources are being utilized. That is why we embarked on a benchmarking and review process, to look for opportunities to identify efficiencies within our organization. We are not alone: many other health care organizations across Canada are experiencing similar challenges and a looking for ways to improve efficiency. Management has been engaged in developing costs savings and efficiency plans for the current fiscal year and into the near future.
5. Dollars and Sense (a) What percentage of the total provincial budget is Eastern Health’s budget? 7% 12%
18%
26%
(b) What percentage of our budget is compensation? 60%
52%
25%
87%
(c) How much money do we spend annually on delivery and courier? 250,000 750,000
1,000,000
3,000,000
Check your Answers on page 35 Fall 2011
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