THE STANDARD OF CARE AT ADVENTHEALTH-OTTAWA……..OR THE LACK OF CARE…….TOOK CENTER STAGE AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING THIS MORNING, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH. ONE OF THE PEOPLE VOICING CONCERNS WAS SANDY STANEART, WHO HAS BEEN A NURSE PRACTITIONER FOR OTHER AGENCIES FOR A LONG TIME. SHE SAYS SHE WAS SPEAKING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND SHE GAVE AN EXAMPLE OF TRYING TO GET A MAMMOGRAM AT ADVENT HEALTH-OTTAWA.
THE SPOTLIGHT ON CARE APPARENTLY STARTED WHEN OTTAWA FAMILY PHYSICIANS AND ADVENT HEALTH OTTAWA COULD NOT COME TO AN AGREEMENT COVERING VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AT THE HOSPITAL. FRANKLIN COUNTY OFFICIALS URGED BOTH SIDES TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS, POINTING OUT THAT THE COUNTY PLAYS NO ROLE IN THE OPERATION OF THE HOSPITAL.
