Reactions 1st Appeals

At this point, the news is all a buzz in Fort Mill.  Most want this to hospital mess to be over. Most believed the first go-a-round was a mess with back-door deals between Piedmont and York County and with York County and DHEC. A lot of people were relieved that someone other than Piedmont might actually win this time.

People want this to be over and they want CMC to move on with the building process.  Don't take my word for it, read it for your self.  Actually, what you will read (if you research the subject like I have) is that people really, really do not like Piedmont Medical Center.  Yes there are a couple fan boys out there for Tenet, but only a few.

The following are actual user comments from the Rock Hill Herald:

I hope Piedmont is listening. It is obvious how unpopular they are and how much we want an alternative to their money grubbing, lousy treatment. Go CMC! I have experience at both places and CMC is heads above Piedmont in every respect.

hithere: http://www.heraldonline.com/2011/10/13/3442320/dhec-board-decides-not-to-hear.html#ixzz1agR1xGN6

This puts us one step closer to having CMC in Fort Mill. Now if PMC and Presbyterian would just get the message CMC can break ground and get on with building our hospital.

terrimcook: http://www.heraldonline.com/2011/10/13/3442320/dhec-board-decides-not-to-hear.html#ixzz1agRGzwEE

"Both hospitals are expected to appeal to an administrative law judge."
Give it up Charlie, you and Tenet are grasping at straws, let it go, no one wants PMC to build.

petey1981: http://www.heraldonline.com/2011/10/13/3442320/dhec-board-decides-not-to-hear.html#ixzz1agS1ib1q

Most comments include statements similar to Piedmont needs to do a better job of patient care at their hospital before trying to build a new one.  To site past stories, a suggestion by an expert said that stigmas, like Piedmont, need to take a close look at who is running the hospital and they probably need to make some changes. (If you try to find the story at the Rock Hill Herald now, you will find the line "It points to management and patient care problems"completely absent from the online article now.)


Piedmont and Tenet need to put the money for an appeal into hiring better staff, training existing staff that need training, and improving PMC. I believe the same thing that most people believe, fix your own hospital before trying to build another. I didn't see the names of any other Tenet Hospitals on the list of the worst outcomes as reported by Medicare.