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Sun, 3 Dec 2006 04:39:37 -0500

 

 

To All:

 

This coming week, in Florida a meeting is quietly being held that could

further negatively affect every family in this country. I am sure that Kaiser

has their sticky little fingers in this because there is potentially a lot

of

money to be made. Kaiser has their fingers in anything that stands to be an

enormous money maker.

 

The Hope Hospice of SouthWestern Florida is applying to obtain a funeral

home/services provider. It sounds like they want to set up a one stop center

for all end of life matters.

 

See:

http://www.bonitanews.com/news/2006/nov/15/hope_hospice_plans_offer_funeral_se

rvices/?print=1

and

http://www.bonitanews.com/news/2006/nov/18/editorial_hospice_services/?opinion

 

For those of us that have seen the reality of Kaiser end of life programs I

think that you will agree that there is a serious danger to the patients if

this is allowed to happen. Kaiser is not unique in poor to none medical care

when it comes to end of life issues, especially when Medicare is doling out

the dough without questioning much of anything. Nor is Kaiser unique in

deciding without mentioning to the patient or their family that their life is

suddenly going to be ended. This type of thing is taking place all over this

country today.

 

Medical programs and related facilities must remain separate from

mortuary/crematoriums. To allow them to merge would certainly be a diservice

to the patient.

 

I am asking that this week everyone please contact Tom Gallagher, Chief

Financial Officer for the Department of Financial Services in the State of

Florida and Diana Evans, Director of the Division of Funeral, Cemetery and

Consumer Services to tell them your concerns regarding their setting a

precident for a one stop hospice/morturary center.

 

Tom Gallagher, Chief Financial Officer

State of Florida

Department of Financial Services

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0300

(850) 413-3100

Tom.Gallagher

or

cfo

 

and Diana Evans, Director

Division of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services:

Diana.Evans

 

Please everyone email Mr. Gallaher and Ms. Evans and tell them your story.

Tell them why they should not allow any medical program or facility to also

be

running a mortuary and/or crematorium.

 

Please also send this letter out to as many people as possible. Make sure

that this entire country has an opportunity to voice their opinions to the

State of Florida. We all have to stop this now before it spreads as yet

another greedy corporate cancer throughout this country.

 

Thank you all,

 

Sincerely,

 

Vickie