The Meeting That Never Happend
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 7:52 am
There seems to have been a news blackout about the closing of Lakewood Hospital.
I did find this on Fox 8 news:
http://fox8.com/2015/01/28/public-gathe ... -hospital/
The article states:
"There will be several more community forums before a final decision is made."
And:
"One person questioned the need to close Lakewood Hospital. “Why couldn’t the hospital here be saved when there’s maybe not as many people living in an area in Avon where there’s an Elyria facility and St. John Westshore as well?” he asked.
He was told beds at Lakewood currently are underutilized and that the Clinic sees a need for more beds in Avon."
I'm so confused. Aren't we being told that the closure of Lakewood Hospital has nothing to do with Avon?
How is it that 200 beds in Lakewood, population 52,000, are too may but 200 beds in Avon, population 22,000, are desperately needed?
I did find this on Fox 8 news:
http://fox8.com/2015/01/28/public-gathe ... -hospital/
The article states:
"There will be several more community forums before a final decision is made."
And:
"One person questioned the need to close Lakewood Hospital. “Why couldn’t the hospital here be saved when there’s maybe not as many people living in an area in Avon where there’s an Elyria facility and St. John Westshore as well?” he asked.
He was told beds at Lakewood currently are underutilized and that the Clinic sees a need for more beds in Avon."
I'm so confused. Aren't we being told that the closure of Lakewood Hospital has nothing to do with Avon?
How is it that 200 beds in Lakewood, population 52,000, are too may but 200 beds in Avon, population 22,000, are desperately needed?