Re: What is Your Vision?

[bjcraw@uidaho.edu]

On 1 Oct 2002, at 18:14, Debbie Gray wrote:

> I'm curious about some of your answers, could you expand?
> 
> On Sun, 29 Sep 2002, Donovan Arnold wrote:
> > 2) I would like to see improvements to our hospital. I was born in
> > Latah County at Gritman Memorial and it use to be an excellent place
> > for health and medical help. I am fearful of the treatment people
> > get there now.
> 
> My family and I have been unfortunate enough to have to deal with a
> ton of surgeries and other medical crap in the last 4-5 years. We've
> been at Gritman (surgeries, 2 babies born, ER for many things),
> Deaconess in Spokane (pregnancy complications), UW Medical Center
> (multiple surgeries) in Seattle and St.Joseph's (back surgery) in
> Lewiston. Of them all, Gritman is definitely my favorite. They are
> very qualified but not so big that they forget who you are and why you
> are there. I'd rank them as follows: 1.Gritman 2.Deaconess/UW and a
> far far far 3rd. St. Josephs (where my husband actually opened the lid
> on his tray of hospital food and found his antibiotic IV bag nestled
> with the turkey surprise). The quality of care is excellent and I feel
> very confident that the doctors know when to refer to a specialist and
> know what they can handle here. You must remember this is a rural
> hospital and cannot possibly cover everything a larger medical center
> can (eg. Spokane hospitals), but those regional centers draw from
> Wenatchee to Riggins to western Montana and that's their function. 
> Why are you fearful of the treatment at Gritman?

My husband has had to go to Gritman on a few occasions. He is well 
aquainted with hospitals both here and in Canada. He will put 
Gritman at the top of any list everytime. And he hates hospitals.




Jean C 
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