Let's see. Martin Memorial Hospitals wants to build a facility 8 miles from Lawnwood Hospital and 11 miles from St. Lucie Medical. Naturally, both hospitals are opposing Martin Memorial's plans.
So who owns St. Lucie and Lawnwood, along with a lawsuit challenging Martin Memorial's CON? Why its our friends from Nashville -- HCA! How ironic.
Read these quotes from the HCA hospital's CEO Gary Cantreall:
"They are duplicating emergency services that are already provided in that area to divert patients who could be receiving full medical services at St. Lucie Medical or Lawnwood," Cantrell said.
and ...
"This is a clear example that Martin Memorial is not focusing on the needs of the St. Lucie County community, but rather its own interests," he said.
Hmmm, sounds like some folks at HCA would actually agree that Broadland is the WRONG location. Guess they're trying to have their cake and eat it too -- typical of large Wall Street corporations.
Maybe HCA needs to reserve a few of its psych-beds for some of their decision makers- they seem to be suffering from a case of dissociative identity disorder. One day they engage in predatory behavior, then the next day they oppose? Weird.
Something else in this article sounds real familiar too; HCA filing another lawsuit in court.
"Martin Memorial’s [non-profit] certificate of need to build a new hospital in western St. Lucie County has been appealed by St. Lucie Medical Center [for-profit HCA] and Lawnwood Regional Medical Center [for-profit HCA]."
"St. Lucie and Lawnwood Regional medical centers, owned by HCA Inc., filed the appeal on July 19."
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