Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 14, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Jini 2001 local patients heading South Lack of trained ultrasound techs adds to growing waiting lists by Kim Guttormson growing waiting lists for Ultra sounds Are forcing More Mani to bans to head to the United states for diagnostic and those in the Field Are warning that unless More is done to keep Sono Grapher in the the problem will Only something that fright ens patients already its so i dont know what i can Betty said of the four months she has to the Quick est appointment she could Book from this week was she has a Lump on her Side that her doctor wants checked by i could be dead by i dont know whats wrong with ultrasound tests Are used As a diag Nostic the problem As with Many medical Fields is growing demand on a limited number of trained Bernadette with the Unity medical Centre in said last three Manitoban travelled South to have an ultrasound so far this year 11 have made the paying at least us for the proce Ellingson and inquiries about ultrasounds have been increase the waiting list for ultrasound tests in Manitoba was As Long As one year in the late 1990s but was reduced to four to six weeks by Early since the waiting list has started to grow As with Many other health other provinces pay higher starting wages for Sonora Peers than Manito Bas top the most experienced person who does heart ultrasounds left for but the other problem for Sonora Peers is that to enter the 12month training an applicant must have a two year health mean ing there already a xray tech Marc Gallant Winnipeg free press Betty Gauley with her Mother Nettie has to wait four months for an ultrasound Nicias or radiation for exam a professor of Radi ology who helped develop the Ultra sound training course at health sciences says As the province increases wages for those groups and not Sonora Peers there is Little incentive for anyone to take a year pay in tuition and in some earn less health minister Dave Chomiak said he understands the problems Sonora Peers Are experienc ing and is working to address we recognize we have to be compete we recognize we have to pay we recognize we need to expand Chomiak were going to do he said he will soon announce Money to improve the ultrasound space at its so i dont know what i can do patient Betty who had to wait four months for test health sciences where the training program is As he wants to expand the class which sits at eight students each and put an ultrasound machine in the comm somewhere other than a but he discuss details of any of the Rob a spokesman for Sonora Peers at says he Proba Bly is addressing the concerns of most of his about 60 col leagues in the the training pro Gram is structured so that students get one none attention from experienced simply increasing the number of students will dilute the training there since there is limited clinical Krzanski the key if you train eight Stu dents and eight its not a prob Lyons if you train eight and two Are staying and you lose is the solution training More people this of the seven students who will graduate from the program in five Are expected to stay in the an increase Over the three of eight students who stayed last but Sonora Peers Are worried that an because two students were hired for positions at Boniface Gen eral Hospital positions they were originally trying to fill with More experienced Chris program coordinator of the training said they try to accept people who already work in Rural hospitals and will Likely return to Harrington said Over the past Only 66 per cent of son Graphy grads stayed in the while that number has dropped to 61 per cent in the last five d divers scour River for evidence in killing Rowbotham investigation in eighth month by Bruce Owen ramp divers spent about six hours scouring the Bottom of the red River near Lockport yesterday searching for evidence in the unsolved murder of Bev Steve Saunders said the seven member dive team focused on a 60 metre stretch of the swiftly moving River about two Kilometres North of Lockport along River were not there by Chance or by a Saunders he would not on whether divers were looking for a Mur Der weapon or if they had found any divers worked the murky River Bot Tom about 20 metres from search ing by hand since water visibility is almost was found bludgeoned to death last 25 in her Ford Crown Victoria in the parking lot of Kellys Selkirk service station in she had left her River Road Home in Andrews the previous evening to do some grocery shopping in the Row Bothams Mark told police he fell asleep with his sons and awoke at to discover his wife haunt he contacted friends and family members and called police to report her Rowbotham body was found at 4 in the service station parking lot on the towns main ramp searched the Rowbotham Yard and outbuildings for eight Days before turning the Home Back Over to Stobbe and the couples two Young a second search was done just before the House is now up for and has been on the Market for about two d a police diver examines an object found in the River Ken Riglioni Winnipeg free press City editor str pan 6977292 features editor Carolin Vesely 6977292 lawyer says officers ignored evidence trial melted by Mike Mclntyre a seemingly routine robbery trial was stopped in its tracks yesterday when a defence lawyer said police deliberately ignored evidence that can prove his clients the 29yearold Man has been in Cus Tody since his arrest last september for a Holdup at a Selkirk Avenue donuts the store clerk identified the accused at a preliminary hearing earlier this and told the judge the Man smoked a cigarette before stealing Cash from her police have seized the butt but refused to take the accused up on his offer to pro vide a Dan Sample for according to defence lawyer Tim police have also failed to interview a female witness who came Forward at the preliminary hearing claiming she could prove who the True culprit the woman claims the accused brother confided in and she even brought a jacket to court yesterday which allegedly belongs to him and matches the description provided by the robbery said she told Preston police had made a big she Doest even know the accused but Doest want him to be convicted of something she knows he didst pre Ston told court of Queens Bench Justice John this is completely unfair to my he is languishing in custody and this is evidence which could and should have been investigated prior to this he said the mans brother is currently in Stony Mountain Penitentiary and police should compare the Dan of both his client and brother to prove who is Preston said police have already investigated an Alibi from his client which did it pan out and have taken a Cavalier approach to the new Crown attorney Carrie Ritchot said yesterday police have failed to by because of the previous Alibi but also because one of the investigators was away on she told Menzies that police have promised to do a Dan analysis and inter View the female witness about her Ritchot said the forensic results should be available within two Menzies was surprised police Haven acted sooner and agreed to adjourn the trial until july if anything these witnesses provide turns out to be certainly the Crown Doest have a Strong he Preston asked the judge to release his client on pending the monthlong but Menzies Cit ing the mans lengthy criminal record and potential danger to the news didst sit Well with the who lashed out at two police investigators while being led away in Handcuffs by sheriffs in rotting in there for thanks to he 3 Dominion Antiques estate auction at the masonic Temple 420 Corydon Over 220 Fine Antiques june 18 at 7 viewing june see saturdays classifieds for details in Stock from outdoor turf carpet 50 Archibald St 3340 Poh Jace ave 2333061 Potabi 8892276 Winnipeg dermatologist provides laser hair i treats spider veins in minutes talk to us about laser hair removal parisian Peel skin 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