Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 WCYB: Hospital closer to being a reality in Lee County http://www.wcyb.com/news/hospital-closer-to-be-a-reality-in-lee-county/27138802 Hospital authority webpage: http://leecountyhospital.org/ Petition link in support of hospital: http://supportleehospital.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Really is a big need for us down here in Lee. EMS services racking up the fuel costs, and extending travel time to the nearest hospital for services and people. I remember how much Wellmont claimed the hospital was not being used yet staff at Lonesome Pine said their emergency room visits number increased greatly shortly after the closure and most were coming from Lee, and that was from LPH alone, not including Harlan, Middlesboro, and etc. When the county gave up control and we lost our "community hospital" things really changed and ultimately ended up for the worst. 1inStripes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,739 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Hopefully LC will get a hospital back. At least an ER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 I guess we're still getting "closer"..... Nearing 3 years and back to fighting the same group that closed it..... http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/lee-delegation-urges-inclusion-in-health-system-merger/article_e6738784-22bc-11e6-b857-afbb3955f355.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West12aaa 99 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 Since we are talking about the merger, is the censuses, one norton hospital closing along with Indian path? Freeing up $$$ For Lee co? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 Well, Norton did have an ER upgrade recently....ask Lee County about that....haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 http://www.wcyb.com/news/lee-co-wants-reopening-hospital-as-merger-condition/39729488 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West12aaa 99 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 http://www.wcyb.com/news/lee-co-wants-reopening-hospital-as-merger-condition/39729488to me that is an elegant response, of "we don't care" from both parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West12aaa 99 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 http://wjhl.com/2016/05/26/mountain-states-merger-not-to-blame-for-delays-in-reopening-swva-hospital/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Wellmont still has the handcuffs on us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 So, as this saga is still continuing, our assembled hospital authority had jumped on this company and been getting backlash from citizens posting about their problems with other hospitals....and then there's this in perfect Lee County fashion... https://www.leedaily.com/2018/11/30/americore-health-dissolved-in-florida-14-months-ago-three-months-before-signing-lee-agreements/?fbclid=IwAR0O6blmU_vNn6cD_JH_R9m8gAAAPkzU_tiTKaqn0dHc35sdXHF0SiMk-Fo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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