My Hospital

So, Parkview has stepped up to the plate and have hit a grand slam in the advertising department.

Alright, enough of the puns.

But seriously - if anyone talks to Kalb, please tell him I found his Medical Alert bracelet.























Everyone is up in arms about a hospital buying the naming rights to our new baseball stadium. Are there better ways that 300k a year can be spent? Sure, but who are you to tell them how they can spend their money? I understand that they are a not for profit business, but my limited understanding of how 501(c) orgs work - is that the surplus has to used for the future of the programs and services.

JQ - they are not in the home building business or the public transportation business, why would or how could they stray outside their charter?

Also, JQ, I'm confused. You seem to be for small government, but demand to be taken care of. You seem to be suggesting something that sounds like Obama's manditory volunteering or his windfall tax.

Oh and when you say, "What the sad thing is we will all go to the vote the next time all these clowns run and vote for them again because they have a damn “D” or “R” next to their name. Maybe we deserve this crap because we end up endorsing it…." Good luck voting Parkview's board out of their positions in the next general elections.

Enders - Hospitals advertise because there is competition. People want to keep their jobs, so they try to get patients to select their hospitals. In a city smaller than 250k, people can now select Parkview, Lutheran, Dupont, or in some cases - St. Joesph. I realize that we pull from a larger region than just the city, but those are options, and people are likely to go to where they think of first.

Well, at least people are not in denial anymore and finally admitting that this project is actually happening.

Personally, I'd rather Parkview sink their advertising dollars into a community fixture and invest into a true asset of our city, than the alternative - Large billboards.