The Observation Deck

From the past....

From the Naples Daily News...

HMA to buy Cleveland Clinic
Naples hospital operator must wait for approval from Federal Trade Commission
and state before sale can go through; no jobs to be lost.

Five years after opening its North Naples hospital and vowing to bring superior medical services to the community, Cleveland Clinic intends to sell its 83-bed hospital to Health Management Associates...

Red the story here:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/environment/hma_buy_cleveland_clinic

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And according to LHA trustees and Mayor Summers, the Clinic is the only horse to ride for the "long term stability of Lakewood's healthcare needs." Really?

How about the empty promises of long term stability for Lakewood Hospital with 2010 "Centers of Excellence" and "Vision for Tomorrow"?