Because they can’t pay. The state is going bankrupt just like every other state. We are in a Depression. Of course all the doctors kept their jobs. But it was across the board in all other jobs. I hope we get a good chunk of that money. We can use it. As can most states which is why, in spite of all the grand standing being done by the GOP in Congress, the Republican Governors are very much in support for this Stimulus Pkg. and they’re all hoping for help. “University of Chicago Medical Center cutting 450 jobs February 10, 2009 BY DAVID ROEDER Chicago Sun Times The University of Chicago Medical Center said Monday it will lay off 450 employees, about 5 percent of its work force, as the recession hits it everywhere from patient admissions to Medicaid repayments from the state. Dr. James Madara, chief executive of the hospital, said the cuts will come selectively to preserve the hospital’s core missions of patient care, teaching and research. It’s expected that layoffs will most heavily hit support staff. Some workers were terminated Monday and escorted from the property by security. No doctors are being laid off, and executives said staff cuts temporarily will increase emergency room waits. They said they hope the situation will improve as the hospital steers non-emergency patients to local doctors. “This is to me a very sad day,” Madara said. U. of C.’s plan to divert patients from the emergency room has stirred criticism that it is trying to dump poor people elsewhere. Ald. Toni Preckwinkle (4th) said she is monitoring the hospital’s actions to make certain any transfer of poor patients is done “appropriately and compassionately.” She expressed concern that one of two off-site doctors’ offices the hospital plans to close is in her ward, at 1301A E. 47th St. The other office to be shuttered is at 1111 E. 87th St. Their services are to be moved to the medical center’s Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine, 5758 S. Maryland. Madara said additional job cuts could occur during the year, mostly through attrition, but those would depend on the hospital’s ongoing fiscal situation.”

Marjorie health care not as important as education?? Wherever do you get these ideas from? Bill O’bully er Reilly

f p: …he undid himself. How noble of him. Wish they were all so easy. However, it would have never happened if someone/everyone hadn’t been pointing a finger at him and screaming, “Conflict of interest !! Crook !! Gutter Politician !!” His own state wouldn’t reelect him, why should he belong in this administration?

Patrice—You might think “that’s the proper relation the government should be funding”, but the Constitution says otherwise. It provides guidelines for what the gov can and can not do—provide for defense is in the Constitution, providing for healthcare is not.