To the Editor:

I am shocked and saddened to see that the smear campaign to close Parkview Hospital is still ongoing.

Why can’t it be understood that the patients who choose Parkview as their hospital of choice do so because of the excellent, loving care they receive from the moment they walk through the doors? Our patients are comfortable and made to feel like family here.

Mid Coast has patients that are loyal to that hospital and that’s fine.

The bottom line is that patients deserve to have a choice of where they go to receive medical care. That was made clear at the hearing held by the state last October.

Let’s honor the needs and the will of the patients, who have made their wishes known, and stop all of this hospital politicking.

Marsha Penhaker
Westport Island