Danville Register & Bee
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
CHATHAM - A seemingly never-ending line of people voiced their displeasure about the quality of care at Danville Regional Medical Center at a public hearing Tuesday at Chatham Middle School.
The public hearing, the first of three, was organized by the Citizen’s Committee Related to Danville Regional Medical Center.
The hearing was moderated by Jim Houser, co-chairman of the committee, which was formed in March by Mayor Wayne Williams.
Houser said the seven-member committee was not formed to “fix things” at the hospital, but to make recommendations on how to improve the quality of health care.
“We want Danville Regional Medical Center to be a place of pride,” Houser told the crowd.
The crowd, consisting of at least 100 people, came armed with detailed accounts of unpleasant experiences at the hospital.
Bettie Bailey told the story of how her father died in her arms in February, vividly describing the lack of attention he received before passing away.
Bailey said had she and her sister not been by his bedside during his time in the hospital, her father “would not have received a bath, had his bed changed or even been able to reach his food.”
When her father’s health began to decline right in front of his daughters, Bailey said they rang the nurse’s bell three times and received no response. By the time help did arrive, her father was already dead.
Lisa Murphy said service at the hospital was pretty good until about 2003. Murphy was fighting back tears as she recalled how she was misdiagnosed and given medicine that she did not need. Murphy said at one point a nurse literally shoved medicine into her mouth.
“I just don’t want this to happen to anybody else,” she said.
People also complained of spending several hours waiting to be seen by a doctor.
Glenna Lingafelt, the mayor of Gretna, said her husband once had to wait seven hours before being seen by a doctor, while one of her friends had to wait 11 hours.
“We beg those of you in control to solve these problems,” Lingafelt pleaded to the committee.
Many in the audience were as critical of Danville Regional’s current owners, LifePoint Hospitals Inc. Lifepoint purchased Danville Regional on July 1, 2005.
NOT JUST PATIENT
The patients of the hospital are not the only one lobbying for improvements.
Karen McClure, representing hospital workers who did not want to publicly criticize their employer, said LifePoint “promised no layoffs, firing or changing of staff” after acquiring the hospital.
“That has been an outright lie,” she said. “The staff change has been significant.”
McClure also noted that much of the equipment in the hospital is “notoriously old,” including computers that were “20 years out-of-date when they (were) purchased by LifePoint.”
Leslie Smith, Danville Regional’s community affairs and media relations coordinator, said that in her 14 years working there she had never seen ownership reach the “political level” that it’s at now.
The workers also feel disrespected by ownership in that they were lied to and are cast away without a second thought.
Calling it a “corporate takeover,” Danville Life Saving Crew veteran Steve Adkins said he witnessed disregard for workers who resigned due to LifePoint’s poor ownership.
“No one was asked why they were leaving or where they were going,” Adkins said. “If that’s not demoralizing for the people still working there, then I don’t know what is.”
TIME FOR A CHANGE
“(In) two years, they’ve gone constantly downhill,” Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors Chairman Coy Harville said. “They do not listen to the community. What (the community) is trying to communicate is that the hospital has changed.”
Art Doloresco, chief executive officer of Danville Regional, said that though he’s been hearing many negative comments, it’s good that the people are speaking out about the hospital.
“It’s never good to hear the negative comments about something you put a lot of stock into,” Doloresco said. “But it’s good that people are speaking up.”
Williams said that he’s heard both positive and negative comments regarding the hospital, and will relay all of them to the committee.
“The first step in improving things is gathering information,” Williams said.
Doloresco agreed.
“I think we need to let the commission finish their work,” Doloresco said. “Then I think it will give us a chance to think positively and change the attitude of the hospital in the community. But it has to be done collectively.”
Doloresco’s comments echoed the parting words Houser left with the crowd.
“Every time someone goes elsewhere for their medical needs, they’re essentially firing Danville Regional,” he said. “For the hospital to move forward, we have to be proactive. The mindset of everyone has to change.”
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Well gosh, Wally...where are all these angry people coming from?
I thought all of this was just in the imagination of some disgruntled employees. I thought Joint Commission, the mayor, and the attorney general were just on a witch hunt. I thought we were just a bunch of "pigs in mud".
And, Mr Doloresco, thanks so much for your words of inspiration (not).
"'Every time someone goes elsewhere for their medical needs, they’re essentially firing Danville Regional,” he said. “For the hospital to move forward, we have to be proactive. The mindset of everyone has to change.'”
From WSET's report:
"Chatham, VA - Problems in the emergency room, poor staffing and dirty facilities at Danville Regional Medical Center. These are just a few of the complaints heard at Tuesday night's first public hearing about the hospital.
Not the most positive feedback. But, the Citizen's Commission that sponsored the forum says that's okay. They say communication is important no matter how negative.
The seven member team appointed by Mayor Wayne Williams listened to story after story at Chatham High School. Current and former doctors, patients, and staff all took the floor.
For some, telling their stories was emotional. Many say the hospital used to give better care and want to see it get back on that level.
Joe Bloomer, Former Employee - "If you don't have enough people to clean your place, it's not going to be clean. If you don't have enough people to deliver your food, it's not going to get there hot."
Jaince Chaney, "It was supposed to be for everyone to go and have a good place to have children, a decent place to die, now look at it. I wouldn't even want to take my dog there."
Dr. Gary Miller, Danville Regional - "We've slid a bit in the past two years, there's no question, but I think we can get back to where we were even better."
The second public hearing will be this Thursday night at Bonner Middle School from 7:00 to 9:00pm. After the third hearing, the Citizen's Commission will organize the comments into a list ranked by importance. And then take it from there."
And the understatement of the year award goes to Dr. Miller:
"We've slid a bit in the past two years,"
WAKG:
(CHATHAM) -- THE CITIZENS’ COMMISSION STUDYING LIFEPOINT’S MANAGEMENT OF DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HELD ITS FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IN CHATHAM LAST NIGHT. 15 PEOPLE SPOKE...TELLING OF LONG WAITS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, LACK OF NURSING CARE FOR GRAVELY ILL RELATIVES, UNCLEAN SURROUNDINGS AND MORE. JOE BLOOMER WAS DIRECTOR OF SAFETY & SECURITY FOR 28 YEARS UNTIL HE WAS FORCED INTO RETIREMENT IN OCTOBER. HE WAS GIVEN NO REASON. HENRY HURT SAYS THE MOST DRAMATIC INDICTMENT AGAINST LIFEPOINT WAS THE RECENT PRELIMINARY DENIAL OF ACCREDITATION BY THE HOSPITAL ACCREDITING AGENCY. COY HARVILLE, CHAIRMAN OF THE PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, SAYS A MAJOR PROBLEM IS THAT LIFEPOINT IS NOT LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY. ANOTHER HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW NIGHT AT BONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
BLOOMER...forced into retirement !! He was "in retirement" a few years before LifePoint but still on the payroll.Someone figured out he was obsolete long before he left.
For the record on the first post....those weren't Art's words, Those were from Jim Houser Chair of the Citizens Commission. not bitchin, just clarifying.
Employees take note! Art Doloresco was present at the Chatham hearing, so of course no DRMC employee was stupid enough to speak--except for Leslie Smith, a PR flack for Lifepoint who got up and spoke glowingly of personnel. Several employees were present and stayed out of sight of Art, afraid their presence alone would get them axed.
Ah...correction noted.
But the irony of Dolo was still noted...
“Then I think it will give us a chance to think positively and change the attitude of the hospital in the community. But it has to be done collectively.”
It "has to be done collectively"??? What, like the response to Joint Commission? How many of you have heard yet exactly what things did not pass Joint Commission muster?
Nothing is done collectively at DRMC.
Note that Leslie is not a LPNT PR flack, but rather has been in the communications department since before the takeover. She's doing her job, but it would be interesting to hear from her how hard it is to promote the company line.
Some other notes on Chatham meeting:
Hank Davis, Chatham Supervisor, was also present and spoke about his family's negative experiences at DRMC under LifePoint.
Gretna Mayor Lingafelt also spoke of her own family's poor experiences with Lifepoint and noted that the Gretna Rescue Squad is now taking far more patients to Lynchburg than ever before--even though it is a greater distance.
One of the most searing stories was told by Danville Police Captain Barry Creasy, who lives in Chatham. He related that when his brother was dying of cancer recently, he was pre-admitted by his doctor to LifePoint's DRMC at 10am. He was in great distress, and his doctor had ordered medications for him to begin at once. Incredibly, with the man suffering terribly, six hours passed before he was given medication.
It tore your heart out to hear these stories and to know that the flipside of the stories are greater profits for LifePoint. Why can't they understand that when they treat people like this, they will kill the golden goose and wind up with NO profits--and us perhaps with NO hospital.
Here is the article in the Star Tribune...nothing radically new from the R&B article, so I will post it here:
Public airs concerns over hospital
Star-Tribune
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Speakers told a citizens commission looking into concerns about Danville Regional Medical Center of a lack of care, slow response, dirty conditions, old equipment and staff shortages during a forum at Chatham High School Tuesday night.
One speaker, Henry Hurt of Chatham, asked the commission to consider if LifePoint Hospitals Inc. is the best owner. The Tennessee-based company bought Danville Regional in May 2005.
"LifePoint has had two years to get it right. Clearly, they haven't gotten it right," Hurt told the commission seated on the auditorium stage. "Based on this history, is LifePoint capable or competent of getting it right?"
About 75 people attended the forum, the first of three the commission will hold to hear concerns from area residents. The commission's second meeting will take place Thursday at O.T. Bonner Middle School in Danville from 7-9 p.m. A third forum will be held May 15 at the Yanceyville, N.C., Municipal Services Building, also from 7-9 p.m.
Commission co-chair Jim Houser said the group will gather data and then make recommendations to LifePoint on how to improve care and the company's image.
Member Arlene Creasy of Gretna said it could be late July or early August before the commission issues recommendations.
Fifteen people spoke at the Chatham meeting, most of them with concerns.
Bettye Bailey, who was accompanied by her sister, told about her father's death in February, while he was a patient at Danville Regional. As he neared death, she said her sister rang the nurse's bell three times for help.
"Not once did we get a response."
She said her sister went into the hall and yelled for help. She said no one was at the nurse's station. By the time nurses did arrive, Bailey said her father had died.
"We demand answers why no staff was available to answer three calls from our father's room."
Barry Creasy told about his brother being admitted to the hospital March 12. He said he arrived in his room at 10:30 a.m., with medicine already prescribed by his doctor. Creasy said at 4:30 p.m., his sister-in-law called the doctor and told him the medicine hadn't been given. He said the doctor called the hospital, and the medicine was then given.
Karen McClure, who said she was representing staff, said equipment "is notoriously old and poorly functioning" and the building is dirty. Two other speakers said they'd seen roaches.
McClure, who's not an employee, said LifePoint, when it bought the hospital, said there wouldn't be layoffs, firings or staff changes for two years.
"There has been multiple firings, layoffs and people leaving," she said.
Westover District Supervisor Coy Harville said the hospital is understaffed.
"These people are good people. They've been trained."
If a company was interested in buying the hospital, Harville said, "I think the community would jump in with both feet and support them overwhelmingly."
Dr. Gary Miller, who said the hospital had lost a lot of good staff, asked the crowd and commission not to give up on LifePoint or the hospital.
"This is a good hospital. I think we've slid a bit over the last two years. I think we can get back to where we were or even better," Miller said.
Danville Mayor Wayne Williams appointed the citizens commission.
Art Doloresco is an intelligent, calculating CEO with a wealth of experience. He's what we need to whip this hospital and the physicians into shape. It's discouraging to think that by summer's end that he will more than likely be leaving us with another notch in his belt and a huge amount of change in his pocket.
Any replacement LPNT has in mind for him will be a step down from his leadership style.
We'll never acquire a CEO who will be as visible and communicative as Art nor courageous enough to put up with all the bull that has been dealt him.
Everyone needs to rid themselves of all the "what about me" thinking and let the man lead us!!!
I hope he spins to the end of the battle and makes all the emplyee changes he has in store to build our hospital's credibilty.
You must be a manager or kin to Art. We haven't had a decent leader since Larry D. was fired because he wouldn't bow down to the board.
Check out Art's resume before you sing his praises.....seems he's best at milking hospitals for what $$$$ he can get out of them for his bosses and exiting with a vacant building. Ask the folks in Florida where under his control their only MRI machine was reposesed and 6 months after he bowed out, the health dept. closed the hospital. He may be good at what he does, but running a 1st class health care facility doesn't appear to be it. If by notches you refer to crumbling hospitals you may be spot on. I stand to be corrected but you'll have to present facts. By the way exactly which street in Danville did he buy a house on? You would think if he and LFPT was serious about running a long term profitable venture he would have taken up residence.
So true, you can't really be a part of the community when you spend 3 days a week in Danville and the rest of the week in Arizona. Yes, look at his track record, several hospitals he has gone to run have gone bankrupt or lost their accrediation. Also, ask the state of Tenn why two hospitals he ran came under investigation for medicare and medicade fraud due to billing practices. Wow, that's some good managing
I disagree. He's done a great good of weeding out the weak from the facility and has been able to maintain the strong who are very loyal to him. He has made DRMC "his" hospital and he's proud of it.
I believe if he stays (and many of us want him to) he may actually be able to run a facility that can make money and keep us safe with LPNT.
Give him the credit he deserves. And I don't blame him for not relocating to Danville, I'm sure he wants to keep his family safe from all the criticism they would be subject to if they were here.
Let's hear some good news about Art and LPNT for a change!!
"Art Doloresco was present at the meeting", well of course he was there. He IS CEO of a business under fire. I would expect no less from any CEO. Stop being ridiculous, if you work for the hospital and you KNOW something is very wrong yet you don't speak out, then you shouldn't be there!
Nobody is saying Art should not be at the meeting. Of course he can be. The point is that only fools who work at DRMC would dare speak their minds with him sitting there. That's all. As for your disgusting comment about speaking out no matter what, you either don't need your job or you work for Lifepoint.
And if you are so high and mighty and courageous, why are you writing this blog anonymously? I suspect you are playing both sides here...taking your courageous comments to Art while chastising people for not speaking up.
Hell has a special place for folks like you.
DRY FORK.
The published stories missed the point about the silly presentation by the PR flack, Leslie Smith. After her blather about how wonderful everyone is, a former employee, Joe Bloomer, informed the commission about the sort of "team player" Ms. Smith really is.
As director of safety and security, Mr. Bloomer told of DRMC efforts to be patient/family friendly by making sure NO employees parked in the closer lots. A chronic offender was Ms. Smith, he reported, showing that she certainly Put her own comfort well ahead of helping operate a "user-friendly" hospital.
No wonder she fits in so nicely with Lifepoint.
--TIGHTSQUEEZE TOMMY
A new letter in today's Star-Tribune:
Public needs answers concerning hospital
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 11:26 AM EDT
Editor:
Now that our hospital has been pretty much wrecked by Lifepoint, what do those guys at the bank who sold it have to say about it?
Where are they? I have not seen a single reference I can remember to Davenport, Barkhouser, Motley, Majors and Ashby.
Have they moved away? And what did they do with all our money they got hold of when they sold our hospital?
I think the public deserves answers.
I figured they would try to buy off all the criticisms by giving away our money to hush up people, and then I read that they will have to hire someone to figure out how to give away the money.
Then I read that the attorney general was going to help the hospital commission.
When, if ever, is the public going to have any answers! Don't you think it's about time?
A.V. Clay
Chatham
Thank you writer for your comments about Mr Bloomer vs Ms Smith........you have shown it's the mudslinging and lack of teamwork among our employees at DRMC that has kept us wandering aimlessly for many many years before LifePoint.
Give me a break. If some whining about parking spaces constitutes a lack of teamwork and mudslinging and that has kept the hospital down for years then we have deeper problems than LFPT. By the way this hospital has and was operating profitably, was admired by the community, and was not being looked into by the city council, citizens, and AG - BEFORE lifepoint.
If you can't understand the point on the parking, then you can't understand the big picture either. The parking example cited by another blogger is perfectly symptomatic of the double standard practiced by Lifepoint. Irresponsible behavior by key people at ANY level--surgeons to janitors--affects the entire institution and the public's perception of the institution. When the manager of the moment, Doloresco, refuses to be a part of this community,commuting from Texas or wherever, he sends a powerul signal that he's in it for the money and doesn't care or have a stake in our community. The mindlessness of your comment suggests that you are closely aligned with Lifepoint, or at least a paid PR contractor.
Sorry, but we can smell folks like you a mile off.
Let's get serious.
DRMC may not have been paradise or utopia to work in or be a patient in prior to LPNT, but nowhere is perfect and the issues were nowhere near as critical as they are now.
To harken back to the days of DePriest, there was a sense of community and a sense of pride working there. Public relations and community events were not performed as C.Y.A. maneuvers. They were genuine symbols of a partnership between the hospital, its board, the employees, and the public. People actually worked hard to gain the trust of the commercially insured patients who were critical in the financial success of the organization. Health fairs and other events were held so that the public could meet the people behind the scenes at the hospital in a pleasant environment. Health education classes were offered to establish the hospital and its medical staff as the experts in their field and as true resources for health and wellness in this region.
And, might I add, the accreditation of the hospital was never in jeopardy. The elected officials of this town never felt it necessary to create an oversight commission to investigate complaints.
Was DRMC perfect back in the days before LPNT? Of course not...but it was in better shape than it is now. If everyone reading this is happy to sit by and watch it deteriorate, then be prepared to drive to Lynchburg or Greensboro for your healthcare.
What a true picture you paint!
We were so proud of what we had done, and we understood that nothing is perfect. We pulled together because we knew that the hospital's directors and key executives were part of our community. We admired them and wanted to do our part. My late husband was one of them, and I am deeply proud of our role.
All of that is gone.
It is the difference between a community-run hospital and a cold, calculating, for-profit public company with no ties to the community.
Oh, what we have thrown away for a pile of money no one knows what to do with. It is a tragedy in a classical sense.
One Sad Lady
Word has it a manger has circulated an e-mail encouraging people to cancel their subscription to the Register and Bee due to the papers biased reporting of Tuesday nights meeting. I reviewed the article and it was basically a series of quotes from the speakers. Any bias was from the citizens who chose to speak and not the reporter. Maybe they struck a nerve?
I must retract an earlier statement about Art. He was NOT the CEO of the florida hospital (Princeton) that was closed by the health dept. He was the president of the company that operated the hospital. The ceo merely worked for Art and it was his company running the hospital. Sorry about the mistake and want to keep the facts straight.
“Where there is no vision, the people perish,” Proverbs 29:18
Now, before you think I am going to start preaching to you, let me explain why I posted that verse. After looking around the DRMC website, I started reading old copies of Better Health magazine and press releases. In a twist of really sad irony, the verse above was put as the caption to Dr. Ashby's letter to the community announcing that DRMC was going to be sold to Lifepoint.
Sad.
He closed the letter by saying:
"This is an extraordinary opportunity to make an extraordinary difference at an
extraordinary time in the history of our community."
Is Ashby still around? He has been very quiet lately, which befits a man who would be smart to keep his mouth shut. Remember, he also gave the lecture to us about how we should not be concerned about Lifepoint since what was done was done. What's up with the boys who sold the hospital? What's their position on Lifepoint now?
A big salute to the Blogger who came up with the quote from Proverbs that Ashby used. What an incredible creep he is. And the others. They are as shameless as Bill Clinton--minus character.
Any word on Thursday's meeting?
ALL OF THIS IS SAD. I WORK FOR DRMC AND AS A STAFF MEMBER HERE I SPEAK FOR MOST OF THE EMPLOYEES HERE BY SAYING YES WE ARE UNDERSTAFFED AND OVERWORKED. IT'S DISTURBING READING ALL THESE COMMENTS, SOME TRUE AND SOME NOT EVEN REMOTELY TRUE. ITS VERY HARD TO PLEASE EVERY PATIENT AND FAMILY MEMBER WHEN THERE IS ONLY ONE OF YOU AND 10 OF THEM. THAT'S SAD FOR ME TO SAY BECAUSE WE ARE HERE FOR OUR PATIENTS, THAT'S WHY WE WENT INTO THIS PROFESSION. DOES ANYONE EVERY THINK OF THE STAFF THAT LEAVES HERE WHEN THEIR SHIFT IS OVER IN TEARS BECAUSE OF HOW HORRIBLE IT WAS, OR WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE NOT DONE, BUT YOU WANTED TOO, BUT IT JUST WASN'T ENOUGH STAFF TO GO AROUND. ALSO HOW CAN ANYONE SPEAK (NURSES FROM OTHER HOSPITALS) OF HOW WE TREAT OUR PATIENTS WHEN YOU AREN'T HERE TO WITNESS IT FOR YOURSELF. REGARDLESS OF WHAT SOMEONE TELLS YOU. ALSO THE ARTICLE IN THE PAPER ABOUT THE PATIENT THAT LEFT "THAT FLOOR" AS IT WAS SAID, WAS REMOTELY UNTRUE, AND IT'S SAD THAT YOU WOULD WRITE THAT NOT KNOWING THE FACTS. DRMC USED TO BE ONE OF THE BEST HOSPITALS TO GO TO, AND HOPEFULLY ONE DAY WILL AGAIN.
Are you saying that the patient did not leave the hospital?
Patient elopments happen in every hospital. this patient did leave the hospital but what you may or may not understand is how quickly staff reacted and when the monitor (which may or may not have been removed by the patient)actually lost signal. You do not know the whole story. it was an unfortunate event but do not judge without all the facts...of which can not be shared.
I went to the meeting last night. There was the inevitable testimony about the presence of roaches, alive and dead, as well as smeared blood on commodes.
This led to a hospital employee named Betty Walton taking the stand to defend Lifepoint. She argued passionately that the hospital is one of the cleanest you will ever find.
Her concluding statement in defense of Lifepoint seemed to say it all: "You can't [judge the hospital] by a roach going up a wall, or a little blood on a commode!"
I was there, your patient elopment account is not true.The monitors do work at a distance but 3+ hours for location come on .What does remain true is that higher patient counts for nurses = less contact time and more chances for incidents including "elopment",injury and death", not necessarily the floors fault moreso the management style of the ownership of the hospital,Lifepoint wants more profit for it's upper echelon so the employees get fewer resources and the patients are at greater risk.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA................
this is entertaing stuff. Hardly factual, yet fiction loosely is.
"Hardly factual, yet fiction loosely is."
Thanks for chiming in there, Yoda.
So what perspective do you have that qualifies you for your observations...Manager? Nurse? Tech? Joint Commission inspector? Recent patient?
PU or SU.
Whoever is laughing, life and death is no joke, GROW UP.
The cost and risks associated with high patient loads on nurses is WELL documented both in North America and Britain do a general search and learn something , stop being ignorant and childish and realize that every minute that the hospital is being run the way that it is being run is risking your life and the lives of everyone that you know .
I'll have to agree with the above post : Put up or shut up.
THE PATIENT DID LEAVE THE HOSPITAL. I'M SAYING THAT THE MONITOR WAS NEVER TAKEN OFF THE PATIENT, BY THE PATIENT OR ANY STAFF MEMEBER. ALSO OUR MONITORS WILL READ A PATIENT AT A VERY LONG DISTANCE EVEN WHEN THE PATIENT IS OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL. WHEN THE PATIENT CAME BACK TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER LEAVING, THE MONITOR WAS STILL ON HIM. ALSO OUR MONITORS HAVE 5 ELECTRODES AND NOT 3. SO IN MY OPINION SOMETHING THAT IS NOT FACTUAL SHOULD NOT BE PUBLISHED IN THE PAPER OR EVEN TALKED ABOUT AT THAT FACT
ALSO YOU COME ON WITH 3 + HRS. STAFF REACTED WAY BEFORE 3 + HRS AFTER THE PATIENT LEFT. THAT WAS HOW LONG HE WAS GONE, BECAUSE HE WENT HOME. BUT SOMETHING WAS DONE WAY BEFORE THAT.
I am a long time employee at DRMC...can someone tell me please who Karen McClure is and just she is able to speak for me???
When she stood up to speak she made it clear she was speaking for a "couple" of friends who worked at the hospital but were afraid to speak at the forum. Once again an out of context report in the newspaper that seems different than it actually was. In all fairness to the paper though the only way to be completely accurate would be to publish the transcripts word for word. I know one of the guys who spoke at Chatham stated "I am a lifetime member of the Danville Life Saving crew, so I have more than a few friends at the hospital" To read the article you would think he was there representing the DLSC which wasn't the case at all.
Thank you for your explanation. I think we all need to understand that articles written in the Danville R&B possess little to no journalistic integrity.
No matter what your beliefs are we all need to remember this paper can not be trusted to report in an honest unbiased manner. It never has.
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