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This is a little more encouraging
Dear Bob,
Thank you for contacting us again regarding the research you have done, and thank you for the passion you have for alleviating the suffering that cancer causes. Once again, please accept my sincere condolences on the loss of your wife. This surely seems like an issue that is dear to you, and I am honored that you?ve chosen to share your work with us. I apologize for any frustration these events have caused you. I have passed your feedback along to our National Home Office, and we will take it into consideration. Regarding your research, please reference the previous e-mails for instructions on submitting your work. For your convenience, I have reposted the address you may send it to below: American Cancer Society Attention: Research Department 250 Williams St NW Atlanta, GA 30303-1002 As Anne noted, once we receive your study, it will be forwarded to the appropriate American Cancer Society advisory group for consideration. Thank you again for contacting your American Cancer Society. Steven Online Cancer Information Specialist |
More power to you!
Bob - you're trying to provide some good from the loss you have suffered, and I admire you for it! Perhaps your documentation and ideas will provide a basis for improving care for others.
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That is my intention
I tend to keep very thorough records and I certainly did my best with this but where the rubber meets the road there is an unbelievable amount of inertia to overcome. I'll just leave it at that and keep brute forcing on maybe something good will happen.
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Arkansas Department of Health Response
Previously the Joint Commission looked into the hospital and informed me that they cannot reveal any information. This is from the Arkansas Department of Health. It appears that they did all that they could but when I made a follow up call they said the rule to kick out all but staff at shift changes and overnight in the ICU is a hospital policy not subject to government regulation. Bottom line they got the hospital's attention but this effort was ineffective.
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Bob---
Keep stirring the pot. It does work. I had a phone conversation with my US Rep.s chief of staff in DC reguarding astronomical health care costs. Low and behold--a certain chief of staff forwarded a reply from a certain insurance carrier ( not to be named here)-----so stirring the pot does get peoples' attention. Tom |
I think the Medical Board is Taking this Serious
As you suggest we have to persist if we want to change a bad situation.
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American Cancer Society Response
I sent them a three volume 10" thick set of documentation after they lost the original 2" binder for detailed actual case research. I followed up after some time of no response and got the letter below. They can't use it and they are returning it to me. If anyone feels like the appropriate focus is being applied to cure cancer - well we are at odds. This is an example of free enterprise system failure as a method to solve this kind of problem when the problem is a major source of money making.
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Bob, keep fighting for what you believe in, but also, dont run yourself into the ground or get sick over this. See you in Mitchell. Byron
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I guess this completes the medical business cycle - we lose
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