Sunday, August 01, 2010

Don't Look Now, Bob (Morrison), But Someone Is Finally Talking Back . . .

. . . and seeing right through you.

In an article entitled, "Is Local Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Needed? " the Courier Tribune details how the N.C. Department of Health & Human Services took the back of Sandhills' CEO and basically told Randolph Hospital CEO, Bob Morrison, to SHOVE OFF!

Of course, I was first (and not for the first time;)

I loved the way Leza Wainwright turned the PR tables on Morrison - noting that, despite the need, Randolph Hospital had made no moves to build its own inpatient psych unit: 

Part of it comes to what is the role of a community hospital . . .

Here's a clue for you on that, Ms. Wainwright.  There's no glamor in an in-patient psych ward (as opposed to glitzy cancer-centers and cardiac wards).  And there's certainly no money in it.  Ergo, despite the need, it's not for Bob & company.

As for the oversight that has long been lacking at DHHS, wouldn't it be nice if DHHS had done its job and taken the back of a-physician-formerly-in-public-service way back when?

Wouldn't it be nice if they did it now?  Perjury has no statute of limitations.

And grandstanding Bob would not be a problem anymore.