To: Kenneth Wood, CEO - Administrator and Name, Title or Position (optional)
My hospital is deceptive and unfair in debt collection
After a recent experience with Grace Hospital (Blue Ridge HealthCare) in Morganton, NC, I am left with a feeling of distrust and disbelief since I have was not treated in a respectful manner after the loss of my mom this past May. My hope with this petition is patients and family members in the Morganton / Burke County, NC service area will sign this petition if they feel their experience was less than satisfactory as mine was, and based on limited research, I believe MANY people have been improperly dealt with in some manner, and should speak up - and empower themselves.
Why is this important?
After my mom was transported to Grace Hospital and later to another hospital, I received a receipt showing Grace Hospital had billed over 9-thousand and 5-hundred dollars, and collected more than $9200.00 dollars for a little more than two hours my mom was hospitialized. Then instead of "mailing" an 'ordinary' bill to collect $320.31 in addition to the more than 9-thousand, 2-hundred dollars already collected, Grace Hospital 'FILED' a claim against my mom's estate only a few days after it was opened ! An associate counsel attorney at Grace Hospital continues to tell every agency I have reported this to that what Grace Hospital DID was it's policy ! I am in disbelief that ANY business especially a "Non-Profit" community built hospital would do such a disrespectful thing to a family member. This NEEDS to STOP !! Grace Hospital has the same ability as does any other business to collect a debt, they should not ever force a surviving family member to stop grieving the loss of a mom or dad or ANY family member. If you have been treated in a disrespectful way by Grace Hospital for any reason, I ask that you sign this petition. This is the only way a change can take place in how the public is treated by it's community hospital.