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Bruce, <br>
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<br><br>
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At 09:39 PM 1/16/07, Bruce and Jean Livingston wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font face="arial">Pat,<br>
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<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?<br>
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<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? <br>
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<font face="arial">Bruce Livingston<br>
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<dd>----- Original Message ----- <br>
<dd>From:</b> <a href="mailto:pkraut@moscow.com">Pat Kraut</a> <br>
<dd>To:</b> <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020</a> <br>
<dd>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:21 PM<br>
<dd>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] [Bulk] Re: "Which Way To The
Egress?" Barak Obama<br><br>
<dd><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. <br>
<dd>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. <br>
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