tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post3197154946630283183..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: Emergency Operation - South Side councilor, residents are taking one last stab to save neighborhood hospital - News - News - Pittsburgh City Paper - PittsburghMark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-87723805147227341922008-10-10T05:14:00.000-04:002008-10-10T05:14:00.000-04:00Plenty of SS oldtimers remember the last time SS h...Plenty of SS oldtimers remember the last time SS hospital was to be closed and the community uproar prevented it. Sometime in the 70s if I recall. Times have changed and unfortunately it is more a money issue now and closing is unpreventable. I have been a patient at both facilities and prefer South Side for ease of access to the building. PAT buses stop closer to SS than Mercy for old, tired legs. The walk to SS hospital is easier too, nice and flat. Parking on SS is better than the overpriced Mercy parking garage. SS is a cleaner facility. I think SS processes patients more efficiently. Less time waited. Over the past year I have also had first hand experience at West Penn and St. Clair too. Much better experiences at each. As healthcare consumers we need to commend good service and point out less than good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com