Quoted from that article...
An architectural rendition of the hospital, along with plans showing what would go into the multiple floors also was unveiled.
"I've lived here since 1996 and am happy to see this," Christiansen said. "Competition is a good thing, even in health care."
Sauceda's thoughts were mostly positive. However, without an I-40 off-ramp nearby, as is proposed with Kingman Crossing, access is "going to be a hassle."
I choose this particular quote because of a response that appeared in the Miner in the letters to the editor section a couple of day ago. Of course that response is NOT up and available via Internet to share with you, but I wanted to talk about that response TODAY.
The response comes from RAID founder Mike Bihuniak and he goes on to let everyone know that he talked with the executives from MedCath and they told him that the hospital project does NOT need an interchange at Kingman Crossing. Cool beans for Mike and I'm sure high fives were shared with any and all RAID members. After all, from the beginning, RAID has been adamant about insisting that a proposed interchange near Kingman Crossing is NOT needed, nor is it something that would provide the citizens of Kingman any benefit.
Now... in fairness, he did slip up at one city council meeting and quickly allude to something about not being against the interchange, but I think it is very clear where his true feelings really are with his most recent letter on the opinion page.
Recently, Bihuniak responded to a letter I posted at RAID's website by saying that I, Todd Tarson, have shown nothing but contempt and disrespect towards RAID and their members. He is free to say what he wants.
What I want to know is, though, why does he have contempt and disrespect for the residents of Kingman that live in the southeast part of town??
While the hospital has said that it doesn't need a traffic interchange at Kingman Crossing, has Bihuniak ever once stopped to realize that a real live person living on a street like Diamond Spur -- in the Rancho Santa Fe subdivision -- in need of emergency service might need that interchange?? The hospital did say, at the same meeting Bihuniak attended, that 24 hour emergency services will be available at that location.
I'm no trauma or emergency doctor or anything, but I've heard that sometimes a few mere moments can mean the difference between life and death en route to a hospital.
Bihuniak and RAID are elated that the hospital doesn't need the proposed interchange. Easy for Mike to say as well since he lives in the Vista Bella subdivision just a stones throw from the new hospital sight, more importantly... on the right side of the Interstate.
Yeah... really looking out for all in the community there I'd say [/sarcasm off].
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