To: Lorri Wildi, CEO of Coshocton County Memorial Hospital
Stop the Hospital's Board of Trustees from Hurting Coshocton Families!
Coshocton County Memorial Hospital announced on May 7, 2014 that the Board of Trustees voted to close the Obstetrics Department effective June 27, 2014. The Board claims they made its decision based on lack of profitability, market share and the decline in deliveries for only a 2-year period of time.
Is it Coshocton's interests or the Board's interest at play here?
• Did you know that there is a 5-year Management Agreement between Coshocton County Memorial Hospital and Genesis HealthCare Systems?
• Did you know that Max Crown, Chairperson of the Hospital's Board is also an ex officio member of Genesis HealthCare System’s Board? Likewise, Matt Perry, CEO of Genesis HealthCare System, also has a spot on the Hospital’s Board.
• Did you know that Coshocton County Memorial Hospital will be referring future OB services directly to Genesis HealthCare Systems?
What other services will the Board decide to close in Coshocton and send to Genesis?
Coshocton County Memorial Hospital is a non-profit corporation. Perhaps the Board should focus less on the bottom-line and more on the services they will deprive this community of! Closing the OB Department in Coshocton will force current and future patients to seek alternatives which are at least 30-40 minutes away. In cases of emergency, that is not enough time for mothers and their babies. Much of our community members simply do not have the means to travel to alternatives other than Coshocton.
Is it Coshocton's interests or the Board's interest at play here?
• Did you know that there is a 5-year Management Agreement between Coshocton County Memorial Hospital and Genesis HealthCare Systems?
• Did you know that Max Crown, Chairperson of the Hospital's Board is also an ex officio member of Genesis HealthCare System’s Board? Likewise, Matt Perry, CEO of Genesis HealthCare System, also has a spot on the Hospital’s Board.
• Did you know that Coshocton County Memorial Hospital will be referring future OB services directly to Genesis HealthCare Systems?
What other services will the Board decide to close in Coshocton and send to Genesis?
Coshocton County Memorial Hospital is a non-profit corporation. Perhaps the Board should focus less on the bottom-line and more on the services they will deprive this community of! Closing the OB Department in Coshocton will force current and future patients to seek alternatives which are at least 30-40 minutes away. In cases of emergency, that is not enough time for mothers and their babies. Much of our community members simply do not have the means to travel to alternatives other than Coshocton.
Why is this important?
Such an impactful, rushed decision should not be made without the voice of the very community it serves!
Please show your support by signing this petition. Tell the Board of Trustees and Coshocton Memorial's CEO to put mothers and babies ahead of profits and stop hurting Coshocton families. Keep Coshocton County Memorial Hospital OB Department open!
Please show your support by signing this petition. Tell the Board of Trustees and Coshocton Memorial's CEO to put mothers and babies ahead of profits and stop hurting Coshocton families. Keep Coshocton County Memorial Hospital OB Department open!