Correction to the Stranger Article

Thanks to Dominic for bringing the hospital issue to light in his article in the Stranger. The comments are currently leaning towards a roast. We can take the heat along with (we hope) good suggestions for us and for the hospital.

We would like to clarify one item from that article. This article says that Elizabeth "suggests" the hospital should move.

Elizabeth and our group absolutely do not advocate moving the hospital. We love having Children's in our backyard (who wouldn't?) and of course we want it to stay.

The moving alternative has only been raised in the context of the projected, linear increase in hospital needs. This increase extends far beyond the construction planned through 2022. If the hospital is genuinely outgrowing its site and feels it absolutely must keep all in-patient services in one place, it may eventually have to consider this possibility. It makes no sense to grow now in one place only to have to move later. That's the point that should have been made. It doesn't condense to a soundbite well, unfortunately.

We firmly believe that our neighbors would fight just as hard for the hospital to stay as they're fighting the construction of 240 foot towers over a span of 13 years.