Please take a moment to sign our petition--
Save St. Andrews Hospital before it closes in Boothbay Harbor on October 1st!
Aerial view of St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Once we lose our LOCAL Emergency Department and hospital beds, we will never be able to get them back! The elderly people, young families and working fishermen in our 4 rural communities need the 24 hr. emergency room and hospital beds we have had locally for 107 years. But, without your help, St. Andrews Hospital will be shut down by October 1st! 65% of our population is over 65 years old. Historically a fishing and vacation community, the coastal Boothbay region has also become a coveted retirement destination. But without a local hospital with nursing care, rehab and end-of-life care, people are moving away!
St. Andrews was chartered as a rural nonprofit hosptal to serve the
residents in the 4 communities on the Boothbay peninsula. 86% to 95% of
the voters in these communities (the customers of this hospital) voted
to keep it open. Yet, the corporate "parent" insists on closing our
hospital. They claim it isn't "making money," but St. Andrews has
generated a surplus of $450K per year for the past 11 years and is the
first safety net for people in need. The hospital is one of two on the
Maine coast that can be reached by sea, land and by air.
The people in our community are scared for their lives and angry that
they have no say in their own health and wellness. Stop big corporations
from making life and death decisions over our lives. Let the community
control the local hospital by electing its board. We're ready and able.
We've been working for 10 months to Save St. Andrews and we're going to
keep up the fight until we gain control of our community's hospital! The
people on our peninsula give $6 million in charity every year. We can
afford to support and will improve and use our own local hospital and
preventative health and wellness solutions.
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