Patrick County Citizens~ Help Save our Hospital. See what you can do
November 27, 2017
Please read to see what you can do to help save the hospital license to make it easier for someone to reopen the facility.
We had a very productive Board of
Supervisors meeting last night. We are
forging ahead with the anticipation that we will have a new operator for the
hospital at the conclusion of the foreclosure proceeding. That being said, we
are concerned that the license for the hospital will expire at the end of the
year before a new owner will be in place. We are hoping for your help in lobbying our
State Representatives for a legislative extension and/or renewal of the
license.
Below is a letter to copy and paste into word or retype regarding the legislative extension of the state
license of the hospital. We strongly
urge all citizens of Patrick County to either use this letter as is, or to add
a personal statement and send it to our State Representatives: Senator Stanley and
Delegate Poindexter. Please feel free to share this email.
Senator Stanley’s and Delegate
Poindexter’s information is listed below, including email address, mailing
address, phone number and website address (for those that might want twitter).
Thank you so much for your continued
support and prayers!
REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE
EXTENSION OF ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LICENSE FOR PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF
PATRICK
I am
contacting you regarding the Acute Care Hospital license for Pioneer Community
Hospital of Patrick issued by the Virginia Department of Health which is set to
expire December 31, 2017. As you know, Pioneer Community Hospital of Patrick
initiated shut down procedures on September 15, 2017. While there have been
many setbacks in recent weeks, including the loss of Critical Access
designation by CMS and the commencement of foreclosure proceeding by Virginia
Community Capital, County officials continue to pursue potential prospects that
are interested in purchasing the hospital. While a foreclosure by VCC may seem
detrimental, the County considers it an opportunity for a purchaser to come in
and offer a clean start for the hospital.
Not only
has this closure placed the citizens of Patrick County in peril, it has created
a significant burden to the Volunteer Rescue Squads, as there is no paid Emergency
Services in the County. The response time required by the Volunteers has
doubled, if not tripled, resulting in increased wait times for
treatment/transport. Also, volunteers are unable to respond due to time
constraints.
(insert personal note,
if desired, if not please eliminate this line)
I am
respectively requesting a 6 month legislative extension of the Acute Care
Hospital License for Pioneer Community Hospital of Patrick.This extension will support, and reinforce,
the continuing efforts by County officials to facilitate and assist the
re-opening of the hospital in the best possible position.
