YES or NO on Hospital Bond? 10/20 Twisp Grange Hosts Forum

[patricialeigh1@mac.com]

Vote YES or NO on the Three Rivers Hospital $45 Million Bond?
Be an informed voter. Hear both sides of the issue.
Monday 10/20 at the Twisp Valley Grange, 344 W. 2nd Ave., Twisp WA
Doors open at 6PM. Forum from 6:30 to 7:30PM.
Panelists from Three Rivers Hospital and the Okanogan Health Care Planning Group will present their views. Get the pros and cons.
For more information contact: Pat Leigh at leighpatricia1@gmail.com
or go to: https://www.twispvalleygrange.org/calendar

[allifit]

Some folks routinely drive to Wenatchee or Seattle for their medical care. Many of us prefer care closer to home. Douglas-Okanogan Hospital District 1 (Three Rivers Hospital) provides excellent care for some of the more under-resourced members of our community, for whom driving to Omak or Wenatchee is a huge financial burden. I have watched all three hospitals in Okanogan County work together, particularly when obstetrics care was consolidated at Mid-Valley Hospital. This change did make it easier for health care providers and staff, but our patients in Oroville, Tonasket, Brewster, and Bridgeport struggle with time and travel costs. I routinely refer patients from the Methow to both Mid-Valley and Three Rivers Hospital. Supporting Three Rivers Hospital gives Methow Valley residents the luxury of choice (a stop at the Sweet River Bakery or an errand at Home Depot.) This support also offers continued accessible high quality health care for our valley and our neighbors to the south, who don't have the same luxury.

Vote Yes for the Hospital Bond.

Allison Fitzgerald, MD
Family Health Center, Twisp

[karlukkid]

If you are not aware, Rural Hospitals are closing across the country, FYI, b

[farm108]

I'm voting YES. I pay property taxes. I believe this is the lowest sticker price we'll ever see for a local facility that offers so much as Three Rivers.

[RandySea]

There are two very factual and thoughtful "My Turn" columns in the Methow Valley News, one on each side of the issue. They can be read online if you haven't saved a copy.

Oct 2:
My Turn – There’s a better idea for hospitals in Okanogan County

Oct 9:
My Turn – Why we’re supporting the Three Rivers bond

Randy Brook

[patricialeigh1@mac.com]

We are hoping for a good turnout tonight.
PLEASE NOTE: Doors open at 6PM. Forum from 6:30PM to 7:30PM.
MV News shows the wrong time on page 2 of last week's issue.
See you there!
Pat Leigh

[twispgrange]

The link to the video recording of the forum is on the Twisp Valley Grange website:

twispvalleygrange.org

(copy and paste the website url into your brower; clicking does not work).