file photo by Boyd Loving
An Open Letter to Fellow Residents of Ridgewood and the Ridgewood Planning Board,
As residents of Ridgewood, we write to share our thoughts about The Valley
Renewal
.
We are among the thousands of Village residents who support
Renewal
.
To continue to be the high quality hospital that residents of Ridgewood and our neighboring
communities need and desire, it is essential for Valley to renew. Valley must right-size its
operating, diagnostic, and treatment rooms to accommodate new technologies and procedures.
It is also essential for Valley to develop single patient rooms to meet new patient care and
safety standards. These steps are not optional, they are crucial.
During its almost 60-year history, Valley has evolved from a local hospital to the award
winning, top quality regional healthcare organization that it is today. The hospital ranks
among the highest in the nation for both clinical care and patient satisfaction. It has evolved
over time to meet the needs of the communities it serves, and it must do so again. Valley’s
role as a provider of excellent healthcare services for tens of thousands is what makes the
suggested revisions to the Master Plan and H Zone not only acceptable, but vital.
As residents of Ridgewood, we disagree with those who have written or stated that
the Hospital’s Renewal will harm the unique character or way of life of the Village.
In addition, we believe that Valley is wholly committed to the safety and security of the
hospital’s patients, its staff, and the neighbors and students who live and attend school
in the hospital’s neighborhood.
We are proud of The Valley Hospital and we know the majority of our neighbors feel the
same way. As friends and neighbors of many Village residents, we suggest that we move
past the “us vs. them” mentality that has unfortunately become a part of this discussion
and move toward ensuring that Valley remains the hospital that all of us would choose for
ourselves and our family’s healthcare, today, tomorrow, and in the future.
Sincerely,
Scott Agins, D.P.M.
Claudia Allocco
Andrea Aluisi
Michael W. Azzara
George Becker, M.D.
Timothy Berry
David F. Bolger
Mary Camerlingo
Tracey Carbone, M.D.
Eugene Cornell
Anne G. Crane
Thomas R. Crane
Charles D. Crowley, M.D.
Elizabeth O. Crowley, M.D.
Bettina M. Daly
Anne Raftery Denyeau
Marc M. Dreier, M.D.
Stephen J. Errico
Kevin M. Fee
Carole E. Forenza
Russell R. Forenza
James D. Fraser
Megan Fraser
Danielle M. Gaglioti
Robin L. Giordano
Robert Gutenstein
Gwenn Hauck
Cynthia Halaby
Diana Hock
Fletcher Hock
John Johansen
Sally Jones
John Kandravy
Leslie Kane
Sue Kelly
Maryann LeBert
Edward and Joan Lefferman
Kenneth Levitsky, M.D.
Hugo Lijtmaer, M.D.
David Lipson, M.D.
Donna H. MacPhee
Gail M. Matthews, M.D.
Susan H. Mayo
Diane Meissner
Klaus J. Meissner
Audrey Meyers
David Namerow, M.D.
John Nasr, M.D.
Ali Nasseri, M.D.
Pat and Mario Perillo
Thomas J. Rakowski, M.D.
Eileen Richardot
Bettie and Howell Rile
Marivic F. Santiago, M.D.
Kathleen B. Sayles
David G. Sayles
Maria Scibetta, M.D.
Marjorie L. Slankard, M.D.
Ann Marie Snyder
Charles J. Snyder
Susan J. Snyder
Jack Tohme, M.D.
Daniel Van Engel, M.D.
Wayne A. Yankus, M.D.
Patricia J. Van Dyke
Victoria Van Dyke
Susan Viniar
Michael Wesson, M.D
Don’t see the Lovings or Sue Knudsen on the list
What, no mention of Valley Hospital dropping its lawsuit against the Village? Is every one of the undersigned residents happy that we are being legally coerced at the same time as we are being politely “entreated” by warm and fuzzy letters like this one? And all these doctors and administrators….how much weight are we to give their opinion? “Thousands of residents…majority of residents….” What a canard…they are overstating their local support.
Where is this letter published for our readers here to read? So what is your problem ?
A letter signed by valley employees and volunteers. Do they really have thousands of employees?
Here you go DOM ( http://www.valleyhealth.com/pdf/Valley_Renewal) If you don’t see the problem then no one could ever explain it to you.
Valley took the letter off the website. Nice to know that they are still monitoring things.
people in the end valley has the money and the power. End of the story, Not saying that we need a big huge building, they move on there on time. They are not moving fast for the village. time time we will all see what happens.
Link shown in 11:33 no longer works, as 12:28 points out. You can’t find it there any more.
if she produces “proof” from Valley that she did not donate, how will we trust it? They are altering their website to save her reputation. Geez, talk about wealth having huge power. Unbelievable.
She should acknowledge her bias and not force residents to prove she and valley deceitful.
Neither are smart enough to know that they should be ashamed of their behavior.
Wow. That’s outrageous. Gwenn Hauck signed this letter????!!!!!!
-Thed
They may have taken the signed letter off their website, but, the “open letter” supporting for renewal with names and signatures is still out there for the all to see. Trust me. I also remember they did a full page newspaper ad of it at the time.
Excerpts from Ms Hauck’s own words from the public hearing September 19, 2011: I just wanted to speak on behalf of Valley. I believe that the changes proposed for Valley are a good idea. Also, I trust Audrey Meyers, Megan Fraser, all the doctors and volunteers that I work with and all the spokespersons for the Hospital. I believe them. I trust Valley because Valley has never given me reasons not to trust them. They (Valley) have also partnered with me in many personal ways and with many people I know in the community.
Does that sound like somebody who can be impartial? Does that sound like somebody who should be negotiating for our village against a law suit brought on by Valley? I see a huge conflict.