Dear Editor,

Yes, I support the hospital.

We hear a lot about the cost, where the money is coming from, has the hospital designed what is really needed … the list could go on and on.
Yes, I support the hospital for very personal reasons. I think that sometime in the future that I may need it again, as I did nearly three years ago. You don’t need the details, but I did have what I have always considered a minor heart attack — they tell me there are no minor ones.
I have used many other services, but this is the one that grabs your attention when it happens to you.

I would only add that I believe that it is the county government’s responsibility to assure that the citizens of this county have good and up-to-date, 21st century medical care. And, further, I believe that it is the hospital’s responsibility to be prudent in its planning.

So what I really want is for the hospital and the county to get together and figure out a way to go forward with the financing to do what we must do for our hospital’s future.  Maybe both sides should be listening to the other side a little more closely and with an open mind.

Whatever, the case is clear for the need to have an up-to-date modern facility for medical care in Effingham for many reasons.
Many, like me, say we need for our own very personal reasons.

Ruth Lee