Beyond mean

I support my friend Mike Stout's position against UPMC's decision to abandon Braddock hospital ("Stand Up to UPMC's Community Divestment," Jan. 26 letters). I have sought and received good treatment there a number of times, as a resident of the East End. I find UPMC's behavior in this situation to be duplicitous and mean-spirited.

A hospital is more than just a cost center or a line item in a budget. It is a regional asset -- one of the few remaining in historic, once-proud Braddock. UPMC, in pursuit of profit, is willing to turn a blind eye to the needs of the people in the Braddock catchment area because the people there don't count.

But then, greed blinds, doesn't it? Shame on UPMC.

 

GERARD ROHLF
Edgewood