Bacon's Rebellion

Biggest U.S. Orthopedic Facility Projects Exclude Virginia

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12 responses to “Biggest U.S. Orthopedic Facility Projects Exclude Virginia”

  1. Dick Hall-Sizemore Avatar
    Dick Hall-Sizemore

    Blame the Democrats? Republicans controlled both houses of the legislature from 2000-2007 and 2012-2019. If the Republicans are so opposed to COPN, why did they not either do away with it then or, at least modify it when they had the chance?

    1. CJBova Avatar
      CJBova

      Campaign contributions?

      1. Dick Hall-Sizemore Avatar
        Dick Hall-Sizemore

        I am not sure what you are driving at, but here is the record for political contributions by the Va. Hospital Assoc.:

        2000-2007 (years of Rep. majority in both houses)
        Dem–$614,693
        Rep.–$820,596

        2012–2019 (years of Rep. majority in both houses)
        Dem–$1.1 million
        Rep–$1.4 million

        Obviously, Republicans have not been averse to taking money from the hospitals

    2. James C. Sherlock Avatar
      James C. Sherlock

      Dick, you avoided the topic of the essay. It would be interesting to hear why you think Virginia doesn’t have a top 50 orthopedic hospital and is not on the list to build one. Any relation to COPN, or is it something I have missed?

      1. Dick Hall-Sizemore Avatar
        Dick Hall-Sizemore

        I don’t know enough about the business of health care to voice an opinion on why Virginia does not have a top 50 orthopedic hospital and is not on the list to build one.

        Whatever one thinks about COPN, it has had strong bipartisan support over the years.

        Dozens of Republicans support repeal of COPN? Name them. Why did none of them introduce legislation repealing COPN?

    3. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      So that folks like the Captain could complain that the Democrats are not doing their jobs if, and when, the Republicans lost their stranglehold.

      The real question, “Why didn’t the Captain complain earlier?”

    4. James C. Sherlock Avatar
      James C. Sherlock

      As I wrote, all the Democrats and a few Republicans. I was there during three straight sessions tracking that specific issue.

      The hospital lobby paid a lot for the Republicans they did move to their side on COPN, starting with Emmett Hanger. He got more money from hospitals/health systems alone than from any other SECTOR of the economy. But then he was Chairman of the Senate Education and Health committee. The current Chair, Louise Lucas, is completely in their pocket.

      But if you think there is one Democrat for COPN repeal, name him or her. I can name dozens of Republicans.

  2. Nancy Naive Avatar
    Nancy Naive

    Is that a top 50 center in the US measured against all US orthopedic centers, or in a world measure where we are just in the top 20?

  3. Nancy Naive Avatar
    Nancy Naive

    I have a quick orthopedic story. A friend and his wife a few years into their 15-year journey about the world, were off Cuba when she suffered a crushing injury to her hand that broke bones, lacerated and severed a fingertip. A quick look at the chart had Havana the closest city. He made an emergency call and slammed the throtle full open and headed to the harbor where an ambulance was waiting. By the time he reached the hospital she was in surgery.

    While waiting at the hospital, a government official met with him and gave him a letter of introduction from his “host” directing any merchants to bill the host for goods and services — this is to keep Americans from being prosecuted by the US State Dept for violating the US boycott, a $50,000 administrative fine. (Reparations to the “host” are made later through a Canadian bank).

    They remained for a few weeks while his wife received followup care, and while preparing to leave, he settled accounts at the Canadian bank. When he asked what the medical costs were, the bank officer looked at him and said, “Communists. No cost.”

    Her hand, while there is a surgical scar is 100%. The severed tip was too small to reattach but save for a disfigured nail grew back.

    1. John Harvie Avatar
      John Harvie

      I do too. When one of my sons had to be heloed off a NH mountain after a horrific snowmobile icy trail spot crash into a tree, he living in CT at the time was able to be “reconstructed” at the NY HSS … a real blessing.

      As we speak, a second son is it this moment a patient at the very fine downtown Trauma 1 Norfolk Sentara Heart Hospital.

      If Sentara can do it for hearts, why not for bones?

      I was happy to see from the article that there will be a 75 bed ortho facility 3 hours north of me in Orlando in the near future.

      1. Nancy Naive Avatar
        Nancy Naive

        Knock wood! I’ve only need an orthopedic once, broken hand. And the Navy plastered it up nicely, well okay. They didn’t quite get it all aligned, but hey, so one finger is shorter than the corresponding finger on the other hand..

  4. WayneS Avatar
    WayneS

    “Next time you need an orthopedic procedure in Virginia, thank COPN and specifically the Democrats and a few Republicans in Richmond who are controlled by the hospital lobby for your limited choices.”

    I have had 11 orthopedic surgeries at three different hospitals in Virginia, and I have no complaints whatsoever about any of them. I have been particularly pleased with UVA’s sports medicine/orthopedic surgery clinic in Charlottesville. I don’t know why Virginia has no orthopedic centers ranked in the national top 50, but based on my own experiences I have no trepidation whatsoever about using UVA orthopedics again when the need arises.

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