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Westlake Regional Hospital Employees write To the citizens of Adair County: How many of you reading this right now has ever had a medical crisis involving you or someone you love? I would be willing to wager that the vast majority of you have at least known someone who has needed immediate medical attention. We also will never know when this might occur to us in the future. Therefore, this letter pertains to each and every person living in this county. As you all know, our hospital is having extreme financial problems. And as I'm sure many of you know, it has been proposed to reinstate the hospital tax to the people of Adair County. I realize that many people are opposed to a tax. However, I would like for you to take a few minutes of your time to consider exactly what we're dealing with. If you have a particular incident in your mind of a crisis involving your family or loved ones in this county, I would like for you to imagine back to that moment in time. How severe was the incident? Was your loved one's life at stake? I do not know the circumstance involving the particular event that you're currently thinking of, but what I do know is this: there has been time after time that the dedicated employees of Westlake Regional Hospital have saved a life. Let that sink in just one moment please. I'll say it again. Westlake Regional Hospital has saved many lives in this county! Now imagine the approximate 300 close community members that are working at Westlake Healthcare. I'm also sure that each of you knows at least one person who works at either the hospital or one of the outlying clinics. The closing of these facilities will negatively affect these people in a way that is very difficult to imagine. Health insurance benefits, salaries, and a job close to home will be eliminated in an economy that cannot sustain such a major setback in these lives. There are very few available employment opportunities in our economy right now. You all know this; you don't need to be reminded of this. However, possibly you are one of the people who do need to be reminded that this is becoming even more real in our community as we face losing our health care system. Think about your local physicians. What will our community do when we are suddenly faced with no longer having our favorite physician to help us? I happen to know that there are many people in this community who feel as though their family physician is one of their closest friends/confidants. Now imagine losing that as well. What will we do if so many of our local physicians whom we respect so much are no longer practicing in our county, and are no longer able to see us if we have to have a hospital stay? This is the reality of the situation; this is what we are facing. And we need to understand all aspects of a situation before we make such a community-altering decision. In closing, I am going to assert my opinion about this matter as bluntly as I possibly can. You are entitled to sign a petition to stop the hospital tax. That is your right as a United States citizen. However, if you sign a petition such as this, I would like for you to be fully aware of what you are signing. You may as well be signing a statement that says "I want our local hospital to close"! Please join me in putting a stop to laying blame at others' feet, and help me look to the future for that which is the greater good for this community and our families! Let's save "our" hospital! Karen Todd,Latasha Carter,Cheryl Wall,Tammy Curry,Josh Bruce, Melinda Quinn, Kathy Hadley, Nicole Bell, Marie Tupman, Emily Talbot, Dawnlyn Stamper, Mitchell Quinn, Clinton Kiteck, Les Greene, Casey Brown, Tiffany Antle, Sheila Taylor, Josh Taylor, Patti Strader, Amanda Greer, Diane Burton, Lisa Pickett, Sherry Rodgers, Wanda Henson, Tony Hodges, Cathy Brockman, Sherry Burris, Julia Brown, Daphne Judd, Holly Loy, Lynetta Guffey, Lisa Hylton, Patricia Stubbs, Tammy Thien, Phyillip Neiki, Staci Walker, Angie Burton, Banessa Beasley, Mitzi Cundiff, Cathy McFee, Amber Greene, Connie Feese, Janet Parrish, Stacy Hare, Jenifer Grider, Haley StraderCarolyn Hale, Gidgett Warren, Lisa Cape, Pam VanArsdale, Jennifer Biggs, Betty Burris, Michelle Grant,Beverly Smith,Donna Redmon,Guy Shepperd,Gabriel Smith,Brian Melton,Elsie Luttrell, Charlotte Roy, Gail Huddleston, Nancy Cravensm Scott Ellis, Gesche Coffey,Karen Romines,Emily Billingsley, Tyler Mann,Cindy Melton, Tiffany Coomer,Amy Thomas, Crystal Burton, Barry Corbin, James Bergin, Rebecca Barber,Betsy Johnson, Anna Smith, John Speer,The original letter with original employees signatures on file at Westlake Regional Hospital 901 Westlake Drive Columbia, KY 42728 located in the Office of Case Management. --Westlake Regional Hospital Employees This story was posted on 2012-07-31 13:35:17
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