Oncology lawsuit

While there has been much back and forth about the nine oncology/hematology doctors who have been denied privileges at AAMC, I must admit that I really don’t know or care about the details of the pending legal case.

I have a vested interest in Anne Arundel Medical Center, as I do with these physicians. Both have provided me and my deceased wife extraordinary care. But as AAMC has become Luminis, there seems to be a dark side to its growth.

What matters to me and a lot of others is having a medical center that provides services to community doctors and patients alike. Look at Luminis’s mission statement, “We take down barriers to heath, make care easier, and make sure everyone has access to the tools they need to live a healthy life. You are our priority, and we make sure you feel it.” Really?

The doctors in Anne Arundel County are part of the community. How are these nine doctors being served by Luminis when they create barriers to their access to AAMC? How are the patients of these doctors a priority? Right now, I’m not feeling the love.

AAMC was built on community support. I don’t know whether Luminis deserves this same support if it plays monopoly Pac-Man and tries to gobble up everything in its path.

I think it is time for Luminis to restore privileges to these doctors and to step back, and, before it goes forward, gain perspective on how it intends to be inclusive to the entire medical community and the citizens of this area needing medical care.

That’s the leadership it needs to provide if it truly wants to achieve its stated mission.

Wayne Boswell, Severna Park