Is RiverBend the best site for hospitals growth?
Byline: TOM BOWERMAN, JAN WILSON and LAURI SEGEL For The Register-Guard THE DEBATE ABOUT PeaceHealth’s new hospital is often cast in terms of black and white: You are either for the hospital or against it. Several of the letters the the editor over the past weeks supporting the hospital’s move assume this attitude. But the issue isn’t black and white. It’s quite complex, yet the areas of agreement are many. Nobody in the community doubts Sacred Heart Medical Center’s importance or its need for expanded facilities. Everybody is all for ensuring that the state’s second-largest community has the top-notch medical services it deserves. Unfortunately, being for something positive occasionally requires being against something flawed. The Coalition for…
