Readers will recall that Atrium Wake Forest Baptist advanced a proposal to build a small hospital on Horse Pen Creek Road in Greensboro. This proposal was approved by the state according to the Triad Business Journal. This is great news because Greensboro has lacked real hospital competition for nearly thirty […]
Category: Hospital Systems
Cone Hospital Noncompliant With Price Transparency
The report is found here. Atrium Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem and High Point are compliant. Novant Forsyth is also compliant.
Cone Health System Sued Over Transgender Treatments Later Regretted
The details are found here. Prisha Mosley transitioned from female to “male” as a teenager. She had hormone treatments and also a double mastectomy. A physician who has worked for the Cone Health System is named as a defendant. Also named is Moses Cone Medical Services– a subsidiary of the […]
This Is An Example Of What Happened in Hospitals During the Pandemic
Why Many Physicians Can’t Speak Out About the Transgender Mess
An interesting article at City Journal (HT: Fred) quotes a physician who describes why physicians do not feel free to speak out in opposition to the transgender ideology that is quickly being adopted by our major hospital systems. In specific, he links the issue to all that happened during the […]
Hospital Covid Protocols Killed
Below you will find a well-produced documentary that dramatizes the horrendous manner in which hospital systems treated Covid patients. While I might not agree with every statement made or sentiment expressed, overall the take-home message is valid. There are plenty of tears. Three women gave accounts of their experiences with […]
White House Revokes Vaccine Requirement on Hospitals, etc.
The news release is here. Remember that many of the hospital systems– including Cone Health– required the Covid vaccine even before Biden issued his mandates. It will be interesting to see whether the hospital systems now back off from requiring it. Given the fact that their requiring the Covid vaccine […]
Cone Health’s Millions in Property Tax Breaks Last Year
North Carolina Health News has an interesting article that outlines the property tax breaks that the non-profit hospital systems enjoy. Guilford County lists approximately $817 million in assessed value for properties owned by non-profit hospitals here. That translates to approximately $11 million in property taxes avoided by these hospital systems. […]
Cone’s Response to the Wake Forest Baptist Hospital Plan for Greensboro
It was predictable that Cone Health and other forces would not accept the entry of a new competitor (Atrium Wake Forest Baptist) into Greensboro without a fight. The News and Record discusses Cone’s response in an article posted today. Here is a summary of their main points and my response:
In Favor of the New Hospital in Greensboro
The Rhino Times published an article about the Atrium/ Wake Forest Baptist proposal for a new 36-bed hospital on Horse Pen Creek Rd. in Greensboro. Within the article, an e-mail address was included to send comments to state regulators regarding this proposal. Comments must be received by March 31. The […]