[Vision2020] need for dialysis center (was which way toegress...)

[Bruce and Jean Livingston]

I agree with Jerry and Roger on voting for the transfer to Gritman on Feb. 
6.  It seems like the best way to maintain a community asset -- by 
transferring control to a non-profit entity with the community's interest at 
heart, or as Jerry says of Gritman, to "an outstanding rural hospital and a 
community asset" that is "progressive and forward thinking."

Bruce

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "lfalen" <lfalen at turbonet.com>
To: "Jerry Weitz" <gweitz at moscow.com>; "Bruce and Jean Livingston" 
<jeanlivingston at turbonet.com>; "Pat Kraut" <pkraut at moscow.com>; "vision2020" 
<vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] need for dialysis center (was which way 
toegress...)


> It looks to me like Gritman is the best way to go and we should vote yes 
> on February 6. I would still like a zone chane so that it zoned for public 
> use only.
>
> Roger
> -----Original message-----
> From: Jerry Weitz gweitz at moscow.com
> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:55:26 -0800
> To: "Bruce and Jean Livingston" jeanlivingston at turbonet.com, "Pat Kraut" 
> pkraut at moscow.com,  "vision2020" vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] need for dialysis center (was which way 
> toegress...)
>
>> Bruce,
>> Consuelo and I are supporting Gritman's bid to acquire LHS.  The dialysis
>> unit will not be sited at LHS. For us, Gritman is an outstanding rural
>> hospital and a community asset.  Gritman serves our rural communities 
>> with
>> health clinics.  Gritman is progressive and forward thinking.  For 
>> example,
>> Gritman brought to our community a same day surgery center, a state of 
>> the
>> art rehabilitation physical therapy facility, and presently is
>> contemplating a dialysis unit and a wellness center.  Gritman will aid in
>> securing long term care for our area which presently stretched. 
>> Gritman's
>> enhancements directely aid recruitment and retention of faculty and
>> students at the University of Idaho.  I have been active in recruiting 
>> long
>> term care providers to the area.  Two have looked closely at the LHS,
>> talked with Gritman folks, and our Commissioners visited their Spokane
>> sites.  One would require 20-40 acres and the other about 10 acres.  Both
>> concluded that the present site is not worth bothering with and too cost
>> inefficient to renovate.  The industry has to have the ability to change 
>> to
>> market expectations.  A major reason LHS failed.  In doing research, they
>> have discovered that Moscow's Good Sam had to spent 20% more for their
>> additions because of Major Chaney's unbundling the development process. 
>> It
>> could very well be that they will look at Pullman would be my guess. 
>> Jerry
>>
>>
>> At 09:39 PM 1/16/07, Bruce and Jean Livingston wrote:
>> >Pat,
>> >
>> >How valuable would it be, in terms of a community health care issue, to
>> >have a dialysis center in Latah County?  I understand there isn't one 
>> >here
>> >at the current time.  Is that an important thing to have, or is it good
>> >enough to have one in Spokane and Lewiston?
>> >
>> >In talking with Gritman representatives BJ Swanson and Jeff Martin, I
>> >asked them about possible uses for LHS (if it were transferred to 
>> >Gritman
>> >and a nursing home operator did not come forward to run a nursing home
>> >there as a sub-lessee of Gritman).  They responded that one of the 
>> >things
>> >that they were seriously contemplating as a use for some of the space 
>> >was
>> >a dialysis center.  Just how significant an addition to our community
>> >would that be?
>> >
>> >Bruce Livingston
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: <mailto:pkraut at moscow.com>Pat Kraut
>> >To: <mailto:vision2020 at moscow.com>vision2020
>> >Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:21 PM
>> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] [Bulk] Re: "Which Way To The Egress?" Barak 
>> >Obama
>> >
>> >I have said this before but you may be new enough that you didn't see it
>> >and it is too important for you to not know.
>> >I have two sons with failed kidneys. We have done the transplant 
>> >dialysis
>> >since 1985 it is expensive, painful and more of a heartache than you 
>> >want
>> >to think about. For someone to give their organs they must let their
>> >family know they really want to give it isn't enough to put it on your
>> >drivers license. AND that is because of tort claims in this country. The
>> >hospitals are afraid they will be sued and Edwards is an attorney who 
>> >has
>> >done just that. He got a big award for something that is very
>> >questionable. Waiting for a transplant is horrible. It is watching your
>> >child, parent, loved one of any relation slowly sinking and in pain. 
>> >Organ
>> >doation is the greatest gift any one can give. BUT, less and less people
>> >do it because of fear. And for me that is Edwards legacy.
>> >
>> >
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