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March 26, 2006
Never mind the soul, treat the body.
The worst part about this story? the hospitals have probably been making the correct decision...
Think about it this way: Hospital beds cost a lot of money to run. Having them used for someone who is healthy is an almost criminal misuse of resources that could be used to help the sick and injured. The problem is not that the homeless are being “dumped” downtown, but that the city, or county, or state, or someone-- that society isn’t setting aside enough resources to help those so powerless that even their cloths can be taken from them...
The problem here is not the hospitals. The problem is that we have left the hospitals no choice but to do what they’re doing. If we don’t like the results, we should work on the underlying problem...
Posted by Andrew at March 26, 2006 11:29 PM
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