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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 2009
Page
9
Editorial notes Aiken plans a yearlong 175th celebration of incorporation and growth from a railroad town to a health resort and winter retreat. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh cites early planning and invites input from lifelong residents and newcomers through meetings and letters to the editor.
Gregory L. Eaves MD defends Aiken Regional Medical Centers citing Medicare data that rate ARMC highest for quality care. He urges readers to judge the facility by recent progress and staff efforts rather than slander. An apology letter also appears from another writer distancing himself from a prior article about University Hospital in Aiken.
The Aiken Standard lists key staff including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace News Director Timothy E. O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Managing Editor Michael W. Gibbons and others in advertising circulation and business roles. The page confirms contact lines and department heads for newsroom and operations.
A letter argues for preserving Aiken Regional Medical Centers capacity and access while weighing potential competition with University Hospital. It discusses community impact, certificates of need, indigent care, and the role of markets, insurers, and government in health care delivery.
ARMC leaders argue against outside competition claiming true competition would involve equal access and tax status, praising Aiken Regional Medical Center for serving all patients and contributing to local schools and resources. They highlight physicians choosing to practice locally for community ties and quality care.
Readers contend whether University Hospital should establish a full facility in Aiken arguing it would attract paying patients and boost competition while ARMC warns against undermining a local hospital. The letters discuss convenience versus locally existing services and fair market dynamics.
A letter argues against the stimulus package tied to Obama Pelosi and Reid. It criticizes projected spending on Washington Mall sod and digital converters, questions timing, cites proposed per-family costs, calls the plan pork, and urges readers to pressure senators to vote against it.
The piece argues Bush and his aides should face legal consequences, citing Gov. Blagojevich's impeachment as a wakeup call. It accuses Democratic leaders of cowardice for avoiding impeachment and urges President Obama to enforce the oath by prosecuting former Bush administration officials for alleged abuses.
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