Rick Scott Closes A.G. Holley State Hospital Despite Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak In

[jaxx]

Rick Scott Closes A.G. Holley State Hospital Despite Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak In Country
Posted: 07/09/2012 11:24 am Updated: 07/09/2012 4:57 pm

In a March austerity measure, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and state representatives voted to close A.G. Holley State Hospital in Palm Beach County, the state's only tuberculosis hospital, citing a decline in Florida TB cases in since 2010.

But according to an April 5 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Florida was suffering one of the largest uncontained TB outbreaks in 20 years -- and the largest spike nationwide -- resulting in 13 deaths and 99 illnesses, mostly among the homeless.

The hospital closed three months after the federally-issued report anyway, prompting questions: what did the state know, and when did they know it? And why was the outbreak kept secret?

<..> But politicians closed A.G. Holley in Lantana 6 months ahead of schedule on July 2, the Associated Press reports, allegedly never catching wind of the CDC's April 5 report.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/09...58916.html

Idiots. TB is airborn and easily spread.

[PoliticalTiger]

He truly is evil and ruthless. Unfortunately Florida has no mechanism for recalling the Governor but if we had the chance that SOB would be out in a heartbeat!

[jaxx]

(07-10-2012 11:06 PM)PoliticalTiger Wrote:  He truly is evil and ruthless. Unfortunately Florida has no mechanism for recalling the Governor but if we had the chance that SOB would be out in a heartbeat!

He is evil. To do this, to chance spreading it more among the homeless and then on to others ought to be illegal.

[SeattleGirl]

(07-10-2012 11:08 PM)jaxx Wrote:  

(07-10-2012 11:06 PM)PoliticalTiger Wrote:  He truly is evil and ruthless. Unfortunately Florida has no mechanism for recalling the Governor but if we had the chance that SOB would be out in a heartbeat!

He is evil. To do this, to chance spreading it more among the homeless and then on to others ought to be illegal.

Well, to listen to him and those in his corner, it's only the "underclass" who get it. They think their money and their political affiliation will make them immune.

Except for the fact that TB is nasty stuff, I'd wish it on the lot of them!

[Hekate]

I hope a couple of people lining up to grease his palm or shake his hand cough in his face.

What. An. Idiot.

[suzie]

And here people were claiming yesterday that their governor was the worst!

Rick Scott is so bad that as Political Tiger says, he would be recalled.

[Brewman_Jax]

Rick Scott Closes A.G. Holley State Hospital Despite Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak In

Looks like he's following the repub version of sponsored healthcare: Die soon and die early!