Dear Editor:
If the county board of commissioners are looking to bailout BJC Medical Center, maybe they can also bailout the almost dozen people recently injured by BJC and Doctor Keith Ash. Five of this group are suing Ash and BJC. It is time for a major review of BJC, its management, its processes and it’s place in the future of these communities.
LETTER: Sell or close BJC
BJC management put all its eggs in one basket with Doctor Ash and today those eggs are all broken. Biggest example of this mistake was the running of ads on radio in support of Ash and his surgical prowess, which is now in question.
It would be interesting to find out what reviews were made of Ash and the quantity and quality of those surgeries.
After my episode, many people told me they questioned in their minds the amount of hours surgery took place at BJC. We limit the hours that truck drivers can drive; how about surgeons operating and running their office?
I would suggest a bipartisan committee review this request. Rest assured I cannot be on such a committee as I am one of those injured by Ash and BJC.
I could surely use a bailout because Ash and BJC turned my financial house upside down. My medical and other bills eclipsed $300,000. Even with decent insurance, in this day and time it was catastrophic. In my case, Ash and BJC can hide behind the state law. Please note in other states this would not be the case. Because of Emory Medical Center, I am alive today to write this letter.
My vote is do a full review, turn over all the stones and look in all the closets. Then, sell it or close it.
Sincerely,
Jeff Sheffield
It would be interesting to find out what reviews were made of Ash and the quantity and quality of those surgeries.
After my episode, many people told me they questioned in their minds the amount of hours surgery took place at BJC. We limit the hours that truck drivers can drive; how about surgeons operating and running their office?
I would suggest a bipartisan committee review this request. Rest assured I cannot be on such a committee as I am one of those injured by Ash and BJC.
I could surely use a bailout because Ash and BJC turned my financial house upside down. My medical and other bills eclipsed $300,000. Even with decent insurance, in this day and time it was catastrophic. In my case, Ash and BJC can hide behind the state law. Please note in other states this would not be the case. Because of Emory Medical Center, I am alive today to write this letter.
My vote is do a full review, turn over all the stones and look in all the closets. Then, sell it or close it.
Sincerely,
Jeff Sheffield
people. Reason for this, 1- ER is to slow, my son had an
asthma attack, waited 15 minutes to get him on oxygen,
only when I demanded he have it, and waited 2 hours for
doctor to come in and tell me he had an asthma attack,
really you figure. I am no doctor but had that part fig-
ured out. 2- If the ER is empty takes 1-2 hours to get
put in room then another 1-2 hours for blood work and
another 1 hour for x-rays and another 2 hours to say
you can go home nothing broken. God forbid someone is die-
ing!!!!!!!!!
What they need to do is clean house and i mean clean house bring in total new management and start from scratch. I positive there are some good people working there, but with the results for the past 2 decades that it has been producing mistakes after mistakes.. Something needs to be done it would be nice to be able to go their I live in Commerce and drive the Athens and or Gainesville every time in the last 8 years I have need assistance and will continue to do so. TILL SOMETHING CHANGES!!!!!!!!!!
Ultimately, something drastically needs to change at BJC.
Blessings
Jeff Sheffield