Comments on: Silver Spring hospital sweating loss of nearby emergency room

By: Al Neustadter

Al Neustadter — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:12:41 +0000

Holy Cross indeed only cares about its bottom line -- and I know exactly what that hospital do if they get overrun with senior citizens. Its called covert rationing. Holy Cross hospital was cited numerous times over the past few years by the Maryland Office of Health Care Quality for failing to heed seniors’ wishes regarding end-of-life treatment, and for failing to fill out the forms required to protect the elderly before withholding or withdrawing treatment. Some examples: April 4, 2007 deficiency September 17, 2008 deficiency

By: carlos

carlos — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:05:13 +0000

Holy Cross is only concerned about their bottom line. They made millions last year and are headed to making millions this year. How much do they give to community groups? If anyone on this blog has recently been to Washington Adventist you have seen how desperately they need a new hospital. The Calverton location is in the center of the community they serve (41% of their patients come from Prince George’s County). Holy Cross needs to get over it- the population is growing and a new hospital is needed. Or perhaps Holy Cross would prefer that Washington Adventist simply close their doors.

By: Vagrarian

Vagrarian — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:17:48 +0000

I live not far from Adventist. I think I’ll miss the sound of ambulances in the middle of the night…

By: christine

christine — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:47:21 +0000

The Post has a wonderful story about Washington Adventist opening a clinic with the Mary's Center in Long Branch. This shows the commitment Washington Adventist has to the area. The combination of health services at the desperately needed new hospital, plus what they leave behind will only help our area with more medical services. No one needs to worry about Holy Cross. Editor's note: This comment was edited for content. -- JD (May 16, 2008)