subscribesubscriber servicescontact usabout ussite mapBuy a Classified
Mon, May 12 2008 

Breaking News:  Connors State vs. UAFS in Region II baseball finals  May 11, 2008 05:08 pm

Published May 08, 2008 05:03 pm - The need for health care facilities is great and continuing to grow.

Time for health care to cooperate



Muskogee Community Hospital’s opening next year will be a mixed bag for the community. The new facility will face challenges and present tough challenges for the community’s other health care services. But overall, the new hospital should become an important asset that complements the other health care facilities in town.

Muskogee, like most regional hubs, is a microcosm of the state and country.

Based on what we see in the state and country, we know that often we prepare poorly for changes, new technology often outgrows our ability to pay for the advancements, and our motivation for providing health care is not purely altruistic, but also guided by greed and hope for personal gain.

We also know that in Muskogee, the community hospital will open following differences and tensions between some doctors and Muskogee Regional Medical Center, when it was a public hospital, and some city officials, who feared, rightly or wrongly, the competition to the public hospital.

That has changed now that MRMC is managed by a private corporation.

Some tensions may remain between the two entities. They also will be competing for patients and a limited number of doctors, nurses and other workers.

But consider the positives.

The presence of the two hospitals and the VA Medical Center and other facilities in Muskogee will attract new health care workers looking for work.

Muskogee serves a wide region and baby boomers are aging. The need for health care facilities is great and continuing to grow.

Sure, there are challenges, and yes, the founding of Muskogee Community Hospital had a tumultuous start.

But what we want in Muskogee are people who rise above the difficulties and differences.

We expect everyone — from those building MCH and those in charge of MRMC to the Cherokee Nation, which recently opened a clinic, and the private interests managing other clinics and medical facilities — to rise above the differences and cooperate for their interests and the interests of the community.



print this story    email this story    comment on this story   

Click to discuss this story with other readers on our forums.




monster
wheels
Premier Guide
Find a business

Walking Fingers
Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more...
Premier Guide


Find a job! Find a Home! Find a car!

Premier Guide

Premium Jobs

1427-Concrete Mixer Drivers
MIXER DRIVERS NEEDED at MID-CONTINENT CONCRETE COMPANY. We offer: Competitive Pay and Excellent Benefits, Paid Vacation ...>MORE

1474-Administrator
ADMINISTRATOR
Good with people and computer skills. Salary commensurate with experience - $7.00 to $10.00/hr. Fax r
...>MORE

1454-Dishwasher, Cooks & Servers
Dishwasher, cooks & Servers
Okies Restaurant how hiring. Apply in person at 219 S. 32nd St.
...>MORE

1462-Welders/Fitters
Welders/Fitters
Structural Welders and/or structural fitters with starting pay between $10.50-$12.25 DOE and benefi
...>MORE

1466-OEM Slaes Manager
Acme Engineering & Mfg Corp, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of fans and ventilating products, is seeki...>MORE

1460-Driver
Driver
Transporting clients to and from appointments. Job requirements: good driving record, background & drug test
...>MORE

1420-Warehouse Delivery Driver
WAREHOUSE Delivery Driver needed for busy medical company. Experience preferred. Fax resume to 918-686-0345, attn: Kyle....>MORE

1459-Musk Country Club
Summer help
needed for Snack Shack and pool area. No phone calls please. Applications available Tuesday through Fri
...>MORE

1476-Lawn Care
Lawn care
Wanted man to mow lawn and take care of flowers and gardening. Also do general handy man work and some br
...>MORE

1461-Sales Career/Management
SALES CAREER/Management Opportunities
We are a Midwest based company with a new division that is exploding Nationa
...>MORE

1463-Contract Carriers
Wanted: Tulsa World Contract Carriers for
the Wagoner area. Earn approx. $1300 a mo. - 3 1/2 hrs per morning
...>MORE

1473-Licenced Practical Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse I/II
Choose an Exciting Career in Corrections
Licensed Practical Nursing I/II
$2
...>MORE

See all ads


 

Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.CNHI Classified Advertising NetworkCNHI News Service
Associated Press content © 2008. All rights reserved. AP content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Our site is powered by Zope and our Internet Yellow Pages site is powered by PremierGuide.
Some parts of our site may require you to download the Flash Player Plugin.
View our Privacy Policy
Advertiser index

rc