AAMC lawsuit Democratic summer
The uproar over the refusal of Anne Arundel Medical Center to renew hospital certification to the former oncology group is just the latest step in an ongoing battle at AAMC. (The Capital, Feb. 18).
Dr. Michael Swartz was a cardiologist for Cardiology Associates, an AAMC affiliate, before becoming involved in management with the hospital.
A vascular unit associated with Cardiologist Associates was headed by Dr. John Martin, a world-renowned vascular surgeon. Martin had a program called “Dare to Care” which gave free carotid artery screenings to seniors. I was lucky to use the program and it discovered a blockage, which Martin performed successful surgery on.
I was going back for yearly screening and I was told Martin had left. I found that strange that no one knew where he went. Shortly after that, Cardiology Associates both switched from AAMC to MedStar.
Our oncologist is one of the doctors with AAMC who are now denied privileges at AAMC. This doctor could also not tell us where she was going until after the move. I am sure all of the doctors were bound by this non-competitive clause in their contract with AAMC.
We have two great doctors all forced to leave in some kind of power move by Swartz and AAMC, now Luminus Health. The County Council and Gov. Larry Hogan need to look at this situation.
This is not just about those nine doctors in your article the other day, this is an orchestrated move to cut costs by forcing out good doctors to bring in cheaper ones with no regard for the health of the residents of Anne Arundel County. This has been going on for several years now, denying the hospital privileges got it in the news.
Charlie Maddox, Gambrills
I read with interest, Phil Greenfield’s letter titled “Republican Winter” (The Capital, Feb. 23). Not only does he categorize all GOP voters into the same block, he whines that President Donald Trump is the cause of all woes in the world.
It heartens me to read vile opinions such as this one because if strengthens my resolve to remain a Republican in good standing.
Great job on the whole “Unity” thing, Mr. Greenfield. I’ll take the Republican Winter over the upcoming Democrat Summer when gas will be $4 per gallon.
Rafael Nadal pulled out of next week’s hard-court tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands, because of the bad back that bothered him during the Australian Open. Nadal’s withdrawal from the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was announced Thursday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion wrote in a series of posts on Twitter that he “found a temporary solution that allowed me to play without pain in the second week” of the Australian Open, where he lost in the quarterfinals to Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets. But, one of Nadal’s tweets said, “Once I got back to Spain I visited my doctor and together with my team they’ve advised not to play this upcoming week.” Nadal cited the back issue when he sat out the ATP Cup team competition at Melbourne Park that preceded the Australian Open. The 34-year-old Spaniard then was able to participate in the year’s first Grand Slam. During the event, though, Nadal said his back prevented him from practicing properly for about three weeks and that he frequently needed to skip training sessions on the days he didn’t have matches.