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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Someone Should Tell Parkview
to make sure everyone’s on the same page.
Yesterday, The Pueblo Chieftain announced that all of Parkview’s beds were filled. Which is a problem, of course. However, the article said,” She (hospital spokeswoman Michelle Peulen) said that a new Pueblo West emergency room set to open in the fall and expansion of the hospital’s space in town should alleviate the problem.”
Except, of course, that the new expansion will not add any beds to Parkview Medical Center. The purpose of the expansion is to add single patient rooms, allowing the conversion of some double-occupancy rooms to single rooms. This was clearly stated by Parkview officials at the Parkview Planned Unit Development (PUD) public comment sessions held a few months ago. Now we have another official, further down in the food chain, saying the expansion will alleviate the problem of being full to capacity.
Let’s get our stories straight. While the Pueblo West emergency room may add beds, the expansion to the existing hospital won’t, unless Parkview’s plans have changed.
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