Will history repeat itself?

The San Jose Medical center has previously been a topic of discussion on the Stop BRMC blogs.  You may wonder what a closed medical center in California has to do with our situation here in Loudoun County.  The answer is simple, these incidents represent the concerns and ethics of HCA as a corporation and a participant in the community.  

San Jose is still trying to recover from how HCA has left the community.  Not only has HCA closed down the medical center leaving downtown without healthcare access, but HCA has also shown no intentions of helping to alleviate these problems.  In fact, they are adding to problems through a lack of willingness to provide healthcare to a majority of the San Jose community. 

Just think about what would happen if HCA were to become a staple in Loudoun County.  If they are allowed to build at the Dulles Greenway site, they will be competing for patients and profits.  What happens if they decide the Dulles Greenway location is not good for "profitability" like HCA's Santa Clara location?  Will they decide to shut down BRMC as well?  Or worse, what if they shut down the current hospitals in the area monopolizing healthcare in Loudoun.  HCA pushing for the Dulles Greenway site, with it's proximity to the other hospitals in Loudoun, could be a sign of these intentions.

If BRMC remains in Loudoun, what is the likely hood they will care for the community?  The answer is good, if you're insured!  It's no wonder BRMC is trying to move into a higher income neighborhood instead of the Route 50 corridor where the community would be most positively affected by a hospital.  In San Jose, the city council has already been a victim of HCA's unwillingness to provide care to the uninsured or those with Medi-Cal.  

Will history repeat itself?  Only if you let it!  Voice your opposition  and tell the Board of Supervisors to vote no on BRMC!