To the Editor:
My husband, Wolfgang, and I are patients of Dr. Suzanne Hopkins and we are very grateful to her for accepting us as patients when we moved here in 2012. She had also just relocated with her family to establish herself here. We can only imagine how she must feel now.
We have no insights in the legal dispute between the doctors and the owners of the clinic. All we know is that the doctors were locked out of their offices in January. That in itself has to be unprecedented and was done with total disregard for people’s lives and well-being, in our opinion. Without taking sides in this matter, we think this has gone on long enough and it needs mediation from the Ministry of Health or other outside sources.
We are also puzzled and find it ironic for Mr. Gadicke to suggest to hug our doctors (“Locked-out Creston doctors still able to access patient records”) and buy them chocolates or flowers. Mind you, we have no problem doing that, but we would rather do it at their offices where they are able to do what they love and want to do, namely, looking after their patients without restrictions, hurdles and with the necessary peace of mind. We hope, at this point, they can keep on doing just that.
We are sure we speak for many when we assure our doctors that we appreciate them, and we hope many more patients will voice their concerns and support, also. We assume they have enough on their minds and do not need to be bombarded by their patients, unless they are in need of medical attention, but hopefully it will make them feel better to know that they are truly appreciated.
Ursula Blessing
Creston