Hospital equipment & services, Plea to the Public

[Marguerite Harkness]

Lakewood citizens have filed a lawsuit against the parties that want to close Lakewood Hospital.

As part of that lawsuit, and for the benefit of all citizens, it is very important to keep Lakewood Hospital whole, its services and its equipment, during the duration of the lawsuit.

A plea to the public: If anybody out there becomes aware of Clinic's plans to remove services, equipment, etc. from the hospital during the duration of this lawsuit, please advise us BEFORE equipment goes missing. So we can have our attorneys STOP it in its tracks. We'd need the written memo or instructions or such, that our attorneys can take to the judge to stop it.

Any such person who might have that information , please send a message to this writer through the Observation Deck Forum.

Thank you to all who are working to Save Lakewood Hospital and ensure ongoing acute health care for all Lakewood residents and nearby communities, regardless of ability to pay, for now and the future.

[cameron karslake]

Thanks for that information Marguerite. I will keep my eyes and ears open and report anything I hear!

Again, thank you for all your dedication to this issue.

[Bill Call]

People better hurry, the Clinic and its friends are in a race to do as much damage as possible.

Item: A Lakewood resident who fell off her bike on Detroit was taken to Fairview.

Item: A Lakewood resident who fainted at Madison Park was taken to Metro.

Item: When I was dropping off a sign the homeowner told me his wife was scheduled for minor surgery. She asked to have the procedure done at Lakewood but was told it had to be done in Avon.

I've been looking real hard for examples of Cities giving away a hospital and hundreds of millions in economic activity for a recreation center. If you have an example please post it here.