From the editorial disclosure:
"Statesman editorials are the unsigned opinion expressing the consensus of the Statesman’s editorial board. To comment on an editorial or suggest a topic, email editorial@idahostatesman.com. Disclosure: Publisher Michael Jung is a member of the St. Luke's Strategic Initiatives Committee."Note. A KBC member alerted the Boise Weekly (BW) that the above disclosure had in fact appeared in the print and online version of the opinion piece. Mr. Jung's St. Luke's affiliation was not, however, disclosed to members of KBC when meeting with the Statesman's editorial board in May, which would have been appropriate. The editorial board has every right to its opinion, just like others following this process.
Everyone makes mistakes; we're happy to see the BW print a clear correction to its story. The BW is the only 'local and independent' paper that has consistently given coverage to both sides of this issue, which is what the Fourth Estate is all about.
Public responses to the online editorial (none affiliated with KBC):
Jim Philpott · Top Commenter
Until the Statesman addresses the credibility gap between its endorsements and "and can you believe this scandal…" coverage of the Otter administration, it's opinion will be ignored.
Bill Goodnight · Top Commenter
The Editor parrots St. Lukes in citing the need for saving precious seconds in moving stroke and cardiac patients within their facility. They say nothing of the time it takes to transport emergency patients to the Northeast perimeter of our city when a logical place for emergency treatment exists in Meridian adjacent to the Interstate and where the center of Ada County's population exists.
There is a reason why one Boise business after another is moving to Eagle road. That's where the people are! St. Lukes should be next, much to the benefit of their beloved neighborhood.
Jay Rais · Top Commenter · Northwest Nazarene University
The purported reason that St.Lukes purchased all those additional bare acres of land surrounding their Eagle Rd. facility was FOR just this type of expansion. Now all those very desirable acres are off the tax rolls and they want to expand downtown. Seems they want their cake and eat it too.
Denise Baird · University of Idaho
The traffic mess created by this expansion (with increased traffic and road closure) seems likely to add several minutes to the time that it takes for emergency vehicles to get to the emergency room - which will more than offset the 'seconds saved' once the patient gets to the emergency room. I simply do not believe that closing Jefferson is essential to hospital expansion - nor have I seen any 'innovative measures' from St Lukes to address the traffic concerns! Planning and Zoning did not like the closing Jefferson idea because it is not a good idea for Boise long term!
Jason Hamrick · Top Commenter · Nile C. Kinnick High School
St. Luke's doesn't "deserve" anything. They have to earn it.
TJ Cullen · Top Commenter · Independent Contractor at Self
These are the same people who urged everyone to reelect Otter for a third term after he spent the first two terms screwing over Idaho and Idahoans. Guess what Otter is still doing to Idaho and Idahoans.
Bill Goodnight · Top Commenter
Yep! Here it is!
St. Luke's Boise / Meridian Strategic Initiatives Committee.
Jefferson Jewell, Chairman.
James Bailey
Art Berry
Ted Bohlman, MD.
Kenny Bolton
Mike Brassey
Stephen Brown
Larry Chetwood
Jeff Cilek
Ed Dahlberg
Sandra Dalton
Darin DeAngeli
William J. Deasy
Michael Fery
Gary L. Fletcher
Jerry Frank
Bill Gilbert
Bob Glaisyer
David D. Goss
Dick Hackborn
Steve Hanks
George Harad
James V. Hawkins
Alice Hennessey
Barton F. Hill, MD
John Jackson
Mike Jung************************************************ ***
Joy Kealey
Celeste Keller
Jim Kelly
Jim Kissler
Vincent M. Kituku, PhD
Peter Langhus, MD.
Michael Ling
Scott Madison
David McAnaney
Pat McMurray
David Merrick, MD.
Doug Oppenheimer
Skip Oppenheimer
David Palfreyman
Dick Parrish
David Pate, MD, JD.
Herb Patriarche
Rich Raimondi
Bob Rice
Tom Ripke
Mark Rivers
Mike Shannahan
Walt Sinclair
Gordon C. Smith
Shannon Stoeger
Scott J. Straubhar
Duane Stueckle
Michael W. Sullivan
Jim Swartley, MD.
Carolyn Terteling
Karen Vauk
Chuck Walter
Jim Webb
Bill Whitacre
Tim R. Wilcomb
Tom Wilford
Barbara L. Wilson
Charles Wilson
John Witte, MD.
Ed Zimmer
Bruce Parks · Union College
The "unsigned opinion expressing the consensus of the Statesman's editorial board" has the same pedigree as an unsigned letter to the editor published by the Statesman; unacceptable. The Statesman should provide the names of those expressing consent and their affiliations with any and all institutions, whether compensated or not by that institution. Is it true that Statesman Publisher Mike Jung sits on the St. Luke's Strategic Initiatives Committee? That sounds like a conflict of interest.
Anthony Jones · Top Commenter · Sage Brush Wrangler at Dog Bar Ranch, Yacht Club, and Base Camp
Good call Bruce. Link to Mike Jung's association with St. Lukes.
http://www.stlukesonline.org/ boards/ boise_meridian_strategic.ph p
Bill Goodnight · Top Commenter
Is it true that Statesman Publisher Mike Jung sits on the St. Luke's Strategic Initiatives Committee?
Evaly Poole · BYU (Brigham Young University)
I live 5 minutes from downtown St. Luke's and would be more than happy to have them build their expansion in Meridian. That is where they have the room and the population growth. I think that the people in Meridian are just as deserving of critical care for strokes as the people downtown are. Which brings up the point that St. Luke's would like us to believe that the only way to deliver critical care is if everything is located on the same floor. Is there any data showing this to be the case? Or is it like them telling us that we would all be better off if St. Luke's buys up every physician practice in the area because healthcare would be cheaper and seemless. That has not worked out - healthcare delivered by St. Luke's is more expensive, wait times are longer and the quality of care has not improved. I have had two foot surgeries done in a surgery center near Overland Road and Eagle because it was half the cost of doing it at St. Luke's downtown - and as I said, I live 5 minutes from downtown St. Luke's. St. Luke's has botched the Saltzer Medical Group deal which has cost the hospital millions of dollars. Dr. Pate and the rest of the decision makers at St. Luke's have not proven themselves to be capable and trustworthy business planners. They have lost millions of dollars in the lawsuits because they were convinced they knew what was best for the Boise community. They don't. Move to Meridian.
Bill Goodnight · Top Commenter
The Idaho Statesman Editorial board consists of: Ben Ysursa, Angie Nelson, a Boise public relations manager, Statesman Publisher Mike Jung and editorial page editor, Robert Ehlert.
Ysursa and Nelson are long-time Boise citizens, Jung and Ehlert have each been in Idaho for less than four years.Reply ·
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Mary A Glen · Top Commenter
St. Lukes can do an expansion, just not the one they want. They are unwilling to consider buildin up and over Jefferson ( like Harborview in Seattle) due to "cost issues". Perhaps if they hadn't wasted $$$$$ on the illegal Saltzer deal, and purchased an entire shopping center they no longer want, they would have the funds to do a reasonable expansion.
Robert Ehlert · University of Iowa
Facts on Publisher Michael Jung Disclosure about being a member of the St. Luke's Strategic Initiatives Committee: That asociation was disclosed in print and online from the moment the Statesman Editorial was published in print and posted online. It was not added later.
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