tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post5139338203808667480..comments2023-11-05T06:06:29.162-06:00Comments on Grand Forks Life: Poll results: voters want a second hospitalGrandForksGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-7619593269856393572007-05-06T12:19:00.000-05:002007-05-06T12:19:00.000-05:00Actually, Altru has many days when they are full, ...Actually, Altru has many days when they are full, so you could make some argument for expantion of some sort, whether within Altru or a second hospial. But to say you will have more or better choices in health care.... well, maybe not. If you don't like your doctor at Altru, there are others there to choose from. If you think there will be a SUBSTANTIAL difference in quality of care from one Good Ol' Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999664524017624421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-68833736815065408462007-05-04T13:46:00.000-05:002007-05-04T13:46:00.000-05:00Choice is almost always seen as a good thing. And ...Choice is almost always seen as a good thing. And usually it is. But in healthcare, when you already have many empty hospital beds in GF and outlying areas, it just doesn't make sense for the city to subsidize an additional 70 beds. Due to advances in medicine, fewer people need inpatient care so a new hospital will simply mean more empty beds. People already have more choices than ever with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-82704681607824401292007-05-03T15:48:00.000-05:002007-05-03T15:48:00.000-05:00Umm...the poll is not a scientific one; it's merel...Umm...the poll is not a scientific one; it's merely anecdotal. You're not the Gallup Organizaiton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-28962895997244952162007-04-28T16:57:00.000-05:002007-04-28T16:57:00.000-05:00That may all be true, Tu-Uyen. Still, I have to t...That may all be true, Tu-Uyen. Still, I have to think that there are going to be citizens out there who now see their council person as having denied them more choices in medical care. There have to be plenty of people out there who wouldn't want to see the council give abatements to restaurants or stores, but would have liked to have seen the council give an abatement to a new hospital. I'm GrandForksGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-66282808956020028542007-04-28T16:51:00.000-05:002007-04-28T16:51:00.000-05:00GFG: Just because people want it doesn't mean the ...GFG: Just because people want it doesn't mean the council should subsidize it. If you ask people if they'd like to see more shopping outlets or more variety in restaurants, they'd probably say "yes." More is usually better than less, except when it comes to government involvement in the private sector.Tu-Uyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499403304285061272noreply@blogger.com