As a long-time hospital financial consultant and turnaround CFO who was recruited in 1988 to be the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Memorial Hospital, I have been observing the drama unfolding during recent times of what is now Common Spirit Memorial Healthcare. The most recent of that being the termination of Diagnostic Radiology and outsourcing those services to an India based group via teleradiology. For those who might not know, Diagnostic Radiology is the MD physician group responsible for interpreting radiology exams.

In my opinion, that represents many shortcomings for both facility patients and physicians. Many such delays have already been disclosed by the facility with statements regarding software issues, etc. Additionally, I can't comprehend attending physicians and surgeons being comfortable with such when they cannot have immediate face-to-face or telephone conversations with the professional radiologist interpreting the outcomes when necessary.

Ron Peterson

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I thank Ron Peterson and all the others who are exposing the serious flaws in the formerly wonderful Memorial Hospital, for the gross incompetence of the management at Common Spirit.

Allowing them to continue to operate a major health care facility is bordering on criminal. Whoever oversees Common Spirit needs to step up and halt their continued negligence.

Leah M. Geraghty