Jim Kenny wrote:Please be aware that the City's agreement doesn't guarantee a monopoly to CCF. It only specifies that another ER or medical provider can't be positioned on or occupant of the former hospital property. Any other provider can, however, and is free to operate anywhere else in the City.
And, Lori, please understand that the Cleveland Foundation has no role in this deal. A new foundation will be established for Lakewood that has a mission and focus that extends beyond supporting a hospital and this foundation will be modeled after the Cleveland Foundation.
Gang, now is the time to stop being obstructionists and get behind the project that they majority of our neighbors expressly wants. You have great focus and commitment to community. Please place these where they can have the greatest impact and benefit for all.
Dear Jim,
It is absurd that CCF can dictate WHERE another healthcare provider can have a hospital or other major healthcare service.
It is absurd to think that demolishing a perfectly suitable and beautiful hospital is acceptable.
It is absurd that anyone can think that any of the proposed development plans can or will take the place of 14% of Lakewood's payroll or replace the $250 to $300 million of economic impact that LH has had on our City's economy.
Even if you could find 1100- 1500 employees to fill that space, it would be incredible to think that you could find an entity with that has round the clock, multiple scheduling options like a hospital does. It would be a traffic nightmare in downtown Lakewood for hours every day.
The $34,000 million that is in Lakewood Hospital Foundation's coffers have not been explained in this new Master Plan. LHA & LHF signed the LOI in January Smells suspicious to me!
It is VERY clear that you have not read the thousands of pages, Subsidium Report, Huron Report, Allegra Report, Lease Agreement, Definitive Agreement, the Decanting Plan, the Lawsuit, the FTC Filing, Minutes and Financial of 10 years of LHA, financials for CCF, City Council Meeting Minutes for the last 10 years, plus the plethora of news and artilcles about Freestanding ER's, CCF hiding of their misdeeds , studies on closing ERs, the litany of lies offered to the public over the years etc... The list goes on and on.
If you had read this material you would be for standing up to the Cleveland Clinic for purposefully dismantling our biggest employer and provider of a unique service in the pursuit of more and more profits. You would be appalled at the shenanigans of secret meetings intend on closing Lakewood Hospital. You would be disgusted that some CCF employees at Fairview Hospital have known since 2011/2012 and had meetings to discuss the already developed "DECANTING PLAN for Lakewood Hospital". We didn't find out until January. 2015.
Aren't you concerned that your elected officials don't have the GUTS to stand up for us. If someone had done this to YOUR company or your family's company, you would be up at arms!
Anti Issue 64 spent at least $40 to $50,000 to spread their untruths and PRO- 64 ? maybe $6000. Issue 64 lost by 4%.
We are not being obstructionists ! We want to see the WHOLE TRUTH exposed. All the deals made to get to this point. The real reasons why the City will not issue a RFP and refuses to deal with anyone but CCF.
CCF doesn't want any more Discovery in this lawsuit and the court has denied their request. Ask yourself. What do they have to hide? Why is Mike Summers reluctant to testify?
The CCF deal stinks and there are and have been better options available. The elected officials of Lakewood should be looking for those options instead of drinking the Cleveland Clinic Kool Aid. Let Mike Summers explain his "two hats" to the courts. Let us get on with Saving Lakewood Hospital.
Respectfully,
Pam Wetula
Working towards a better future for Lakewood resident.
