Comments on: Hospitals, Business and Need (5)

By: lilikindsli

lilikindsli — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:11:54 +0000

I want to say – thank you for this!

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:19:27 +0000

Try taking the ride from the east side of Harrinton Park and getting stuck at the freight train on Schralenberg.
Our doctor works out of Valley and Hackensack. We need HUMC North to open.

By: Ewok

Ewok — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:25:30 +0000

Corzine’s closing in on Christie in the latest polls. Too bad the corruption of Ferriero with his cohort entering a plea deal is going to keep the Democrat integrity DNA front and center. Add a Corzine keeping mum on reopening a hospital and the Democrats will lose Bergen County and the election.

By: Wafi

Wafi — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:09:49 +0000

Success in returning a hospital will be an involuntary action and a lotta luck.

By: avoter2

avoter2 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:02:45 +0000

With Corzine coming back in the poles he won’t take us for granted. Weinberg will reconsider that as a lieutenant governor she needs to represent all of the state.

By: Dirk

Dirk — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:40:14 +0000

These people numbers make it easy to see why each hospital could be successful. It doesn’t explain why Englewood is having difficulty. Unless the demographics are dramatically different around it, which doesn’t seem likely, it doesn’t say much for its leadership.

By: BACCARAT

BACCARAT — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:39:15 +0000

I read your post earlier and took a ride to Valley Hospital from Westwood around 8:30 PM. I started clocking after the tracks near the boro hall. I ticked up 5.9 miles to Valley’s ER. I drove about 30-35 mph on average but stopped for stop signs and lights and it took me about 17 minutes. There’s residential streets all around Valley. If I had hit traffic it would have been longer. Your software is either being generous in its drive time polygon or its analyzing the best route from each starting points. If I’m in an emergency who’s giving me the best route?

By: McGee

McGee — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:45:29 +0000

It’s frustrating this DOH decision is going down to the wire. It shouldn’t have gone this long. The maps don’t make an argument to oppose. How could any elected official cite an opposition without something other than a report 18 months old? Maybe Chris Christie left his post too soon.

By: LeeLea

LeeLea — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:39:39 +0000

Like to hear Weinberg and Johnson once more. Could they still think their original stance valid?

By: pvEMT

pvEMT — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:52:40 +0000

Your drive time isn’t fairly qualified. EMTs rush to a scene with hopes of saving a life. Ambulances will see more 911s as people become concerned with getting to a hospital. We’ll become a high priced taxi. Add that to the speed limit you note and an average travel time at rush hour has other considerations.
On the private side, unless you know a route, drive time could be a lot longer. Traffic conditions and driver stress aren’t noted but will add to traveling time too. There are a lot of factors to getting a patient to a hospital on time. Drive time is just one part to getting to a hospital timely whether its by ambulance or by private means.