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The issue has focused on the inability of the doctor/owners at Trinity Mountain LLC, doctors Karl Olson, Timothy Brininger, Dan Crossley and Wakelee Bledsoe, to reach an agreement with doctors Allan Jeffrey and Scott Baldridge regarding renewal of their contracts with the Trinity group.
Over the last three weeks the letters to the editor page of the Mountain Home News have been filled with letters of support for doctors Jeffrey and Baldridge.
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Contrary to what people may believe, Trinity Mountain Clinic is owned and operated by Elmore Medical Center, which is a hospital district. Trinity Mountain physicians are under contract with the hospital to practice in the clinic. A separate contract gives them the responsibility of hiring the additional physicians to work in the clinic (under the hospital). It is not a matter of a private clinic making private decisions. It is about a group of doctors who are supposed to help the community by selecting doctors to practice as part of our hospital district owned clinic and for the good of our community.
Just wanted to help set the record straight.
I went ahead and wrote an email knowing full well that the Hospital could/would do little about this. I do feel better about expressing my opinion and no I am not a commie, just a VERY CONCERNED patient and citizen of the community.
I would agree that is was a business decision if the two doctors involved have not been as caring about their patients but having visited with both Dr. Baldridge and Dr. Jeffery, this BUSINESS decision does not pass the common sense test nor any business logic that I am aware of.
I am not sure what the 'crowd' expected the hospital to do in this matter. It seems that this is a business issue involving contract negotations related to the internal workings of a private clinic - not a public hospital.
What the heck is going on? Are you people socialist? You can't tell a privately owned hospital who they should keep on or fire. Ya bunch of dirty commies.
Are you folks going to go after walmart next?
Dr. Baldridge is a fantastic doctor. He's also the first doctor to properly diagnose & treat me for something I've suffered from for 5yrs. He goes above & beyond in his practice, never leaving me feeling "stupid" when it comes to any problem I've gone to him with.
Talking with Dr. Baldridge is like talking to a friend! He listens, doesn't try to diagnose you before you've given him all the facts, & most importantly, he follows-up on things. Dr. Baldridge is a class act!
I had a very nice letter typed to the editor but it went missing in cyberworld. This seems so inadequate, but at least I got my two cents in!
The hospital should renew both doctor's contracts!
Living in a small town, it is a challenge to find good health care, and with all the problems the Federal government is dishing out we don't need to lose anymore!