For those who are trapped by the Health Insurers in going to Camden Clark and have never really had the opportunity to experience the difference between Camden Clark and MMH, it may be a good thing? Otherwise, you would soon know and question the difference between outstanding care and being ignored for hours once your insurance has been verified?
I sent Mr. McClure a letter some time back advising of my extreme dissatisfaction in how the staff assisted me in getting my ill wife into the ER. To be specific, there were no wheel chairs that had the foot rests on it. Have any of you ever tried to wheel someone in a chair with no foot rests on it? To say it was less than a nightmare would be a lie? Interestingly, he never replied. And as I have said many times, no answer is an answer.
When I first went in and asked for help, not a single CNA, Nurse, Doctor, Staff member would help me. In fact, not sure there was anyone even in the foyer/ reception area when I took my wife inside? Just the lady back in the sign in area and she was not very helpful.
After I got my wife on a to be received in list, we waited for about 30- 45 minutes when we were called over to the little window and our insurance and basic info were taken. Then back to waiting. About two hours later, we got into a service (?) area and again waited for a Nurse, Doctor or maybe even a Mortician? I had taken her in because she thought she was having a heart attack?
Hours later, we somehow worked out way through the labyrinth and found she was suffering from severe stress due to some issues at her home/ family overseas.
I was so mad at the long waits/ delays from anyone. In most places, when someone shows up with an issue like a possible heart attack, care is normally spontaneous?
I have heard some talk about CCMC not being responsible for the care of the ER facility? Where is it located- CCMC? So by virtue of it being in that facility and connected to the rest of the Hospital should one need additional care, there is an umbilical cord like flow right into the entirety of the System. It is not like one is medevac'd to Charleston, Columbus or Cleveland? I am not interested in the Liability machinations that the Medical System wants to practice to protect itself FROM itself.
To be able to get into a satellite facility here and subsequently into MMH as a network provider would be like a rainbow in a middle of a deluge. It would be advantageous for MMH to take over the MOV site with new staff if it could acquire that too? But probably not or it would have moved that way sooner?
And has been kicked around for some weeks, Mr. Goodwin is resigning from Federal Service to go "back into private practice". Such an interesting way to say " I want to run for Governor"? The odor of the Massey Trial will be hanging over him for the Election, especially in the Southern part of the State where those poor souls passed too soon and it appears Mr. Massey has been despised/ hated for so long?. An Attorney for a Governor would not necessarily be a bad thing in this State where the Laws are whispered about in back rooms and alleys like dirty childhood jokes. But, may I ask, were he the "Man", for whom would he actually represent the Law? I am not talking about a Governor trying to usurp the powers of the Judicial Branch? I am talking about the actual enforcement of the Laws within the responsibilities of the Executive Branch?
And I had to chuckle when Mr. Couch suggested some of the Water Districts combine for savings/ service issues? When I made a similar suggestion for the fiscally challenged VFDs, I thought I would be in danger of getting lynched. No way said they; no way at all. But, what is the difference between being injured from contaminated water or in a fire? Both can be instantaneous, painful and hard to heal from if at all? And not to be too ghoulish, if one dies from a fire or contaminated/ diseased water, I am led to believe it is still pretty final? The difference- none; still tied up in Egos/ Pride/ lack of ability to look past ones nose for the well being of the groups in question. He is right; in a time of diminishing resources and ever increasing needs based on new regulations/ requirements, we need to be open minded at what will work for the people being served. Raising their Fees/ Taxes is hardly ever the ONLY answer. Just part of it.
And has anyone thought about the "financial distress" the Claywood PSD is in because of NOT having the required working capital reserve fund equal to at least one-eighth of the system’s annual operating expenses? Part of Claywood’s proposed rate hike would be used to establish the fund. So can I capsulize this? The PSD wants to raise rates to help get OUT from under the Public Service Commission (WVPSC), in order to be its own boss? It seems the new Law is more of a loose cannon approach to protect the PSD/ City Utility Operations from both the customers and the PSC. Just wait folks, our turn is coming. As before I still suspect at LEAST 15% increase? 'nuff said.