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So, Heartland has a great story about taking care of the community and no one wants to give them kudos? Mention something negative and the Heartland Haters jump out of the bushes, but any positive story is shunned by those on this site. That is sad.
Keep up the great work, Heartland! There are many more of us out here that think you all do a great job for our community.
What a great service Heartland provides to the community. I believe they have been doing this for more than 5 years now. I wonder how many lives they have saved by providing these free kits to the public? These are the types of stories that make me a Heartland fan. Way to go, Heartland! Keep up the great work.
It's horrible that those things happened to your mother, dondill. I would be as angry as you if they had happened to anyone in my family.
Fortunately, I have always had great care at Heartland and most of my friends and family feel the same.
On Heartland ‘not hitting the mark,’ official says
Dondill, I'm sorry you had such a horrible experience at Heartland. I assume you went to the patient advocate at Heartland and told them about the horror you went through? Or at least sent a letter to the CEO? Since others here have stated that they have received good care at Heartland, maybe your experience was the exception and not the rule.
On Heartland ‘not hitting the mark,’ official says
What a great program! God bless the Angels in the ER.
It's been fun debating this topic, but I'm going to go home and play Guitar Hero with my kids. Have a safe St. Patrick's Day weekend! : )
On Health care as 'free market'?
chris011 - Nice rant there, chris. It's not original, but it was snazzy.
Why do I have to be a Heartland shill? Can't I be a simple member of the St. Joseph community that does not hate Heartland so vehemently as the rest of you people?
I find it highly insulting to those in the community that work at Heartland that some of you people can so blithely disregard their hard work and dedication that they provide every day at HRMC to earn state and national awards and recognition for their efforts. HRMC staff work diligently to earn the respect of the community and you blow it off like they're part of an evil cabal intent on destroying this town. Shame on you!
On Health care as 'free market'?
apmastrangelo - I appreciate your willingness to concede that Heartland isn't a pariah on the community. I agree that Heartland has many extremely dedicated and highly skilled employees. I have stated on another board that I do not believe Heartland is perfect. I think, like any large company, they have issues that need to be addressed. I believe it is the responsibility of the community to question the motives of Heartland in a respectful way to make sure they stay on the straight and narrow. I have personally taken Heartland to task for events that I did not agree with concerning personal care or family care at their facilities. I may be a fan of HRMC, but I'm not a zealot. : )
With that said, I think Heartland tries very hard to be a good steward of the community. Sometimes they seem like some behemoth that only cares about the bottom line, and at times it's important to watch the bottom line, but in the end the people that work at Heartland are only concerned with providing high quality care and taking care of patients and visitors. You may disagree with the administrative side of Heartland, but never question the motives of the rank and file staff members that make up HRMC and Heartland Clinic. Our community makes up HRMC and when people jump on the Heartland Hate wagon they are dissing many of my family members and best friends. That may correlate directly with my snarky attitude at times.
On Health care as 'free market'?
RH - Heartland also gave away more than $29 million in charity care last year. The $90 million you mention, which I have to take your word on, is being placed back into the community through state-of-the-art imaging systems, high-quality physicians that go out into the community hospitals and hold clinics, superior quality control measures that compare favorably in the region and nationally, etc. etc. I could go on, but you don't want to hear it.
The KC hospitals have more insured patients than Heartland receives. Since you work within the health care system you should understand payor mixes and how the St. Joseph community is very different than KC. At any given time Heartland has about 50 insured patients. If another hospital came into town, they would have to share those 50 patients with Heartland. Eventually, one of the hospitals would have to declare bankruptcy because their payor mix could not sustain a high level of quality equipment and staff. There's a reason that no other hospital is in town. They know they could not sustain their care in this community.
The only superior attitude on this comment area are the Heartland haters who believe their OPINION is fact and anyone who digresses from the hating should be silenced by derision and mockery. Way to tow the line.
On Health care as 'free market'?
heritage - I think smileys always make the medicine go down more pleasantly. : )
My "tone" will follow the tone that has been set forth by those who choose to debate me. I don't believe I have denigrated anyone. My sarcasm is how I respond to people who are sarcastic toward me.
BTW, I agree that you have not gone on a "tirade" about Heartland. Your responses are much more subtle in their causticity toward Heartland. Civility will be met with civility. So far I don't believe I have stepped over any boundaries. I'm sure the admins here would let me know if I misbehave. ; )
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