Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 19:12:17 -0500
From: Pat Lloyd
Subject: That Imaginary Chatham Park Hospital
In a January 29th post, Samantha Capitol told us we should support Chatham Park because it would bring . “A new medical center with a hospital . This enhances our access to health care and also equates to more jobs”.
Now consider the truth. The actual facility would have been a 90 bed Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center with a special facility for ventilator-dependent patients – not a hospital. Even this modest proposal recently was denied by the by the NC Department of Health and Human Services. Of five health care institutions bidding for the right to build the nursing care center authorized by the 2013 State Medical Facilities Plan – UNC Health Care was turned down – along with four other bidders. The winner was Chatham County Rehabilitation Center of Liberty who plans to put the Nursing Care facility outside Chatham Park. Go on line and check it out: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/.
So – a word to the wise: always look the gift horse in the mouth – especially any gifts from Chatham Park touted by “Samantha Capitol”. This includes all those jobs for Chatham residents Samantha talks about but Chatham Park so far refuses to guarantee.