To the Editor:

My household and I strongly support Parkview’s right to join Central Maine Healthcare.

Mid-Coast Hospital’s attempt to strong-arm an overtaking of Parkview Hospital is very sad indeed, and their motives in doing so should be evident, and it’s *not* because they’re interested in providing the best health care for our beloved community. It is rather a selfish desire to extinguish any local competition and in doing so controlling all of this area’s hospital needs, thus creating a monopoly.

As in other business and industry, competition provides lower costs for the consumer, as well as improved quality of product.

Mid Coast Hospital has chosen, from day one, not to work with Parkview, but rather has attempted to work against them and to squeeze out of the picture.

Not only does Parkview provide jobs for the Brunswick economy, but Parkview is who we are, having served the medical needs of the surrounding area for over 50 years with top-notch medical care, delivered with love, compassion and understanding.

I recall as a young lad helping my stepdad as he surveyed the land and layed out the building plan. From it’s inception in 1959, Parkview’s desire was solely to provide quality, personal health care for the whole person, a commitment they hold to this very day.

I beg people to consider the positive impact Parkview has had on our community, and what it would mean should Mid Coast become the sole controller. Such a move would be bad for Parkview and very bad for the folks in the Greater Bath, Brunswick, Topsham area.

Robert Nurse
Bowdoin