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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Pat,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>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?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>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? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Bruce Livingston</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pkraut@moscow.com href="mailto:pkraut@moscow.com">Pat Kraut</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:21
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] [Bulk] Re:
"Which Way To The Egress?" Barak Obama</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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. </FONT></DIV>
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