Welcome to our new web site!

To give our readers a chance to experience all that our new website has to offer, we have made all content freely avaiable, through October 1, 2018.

During this time, print and digital subscribers will not need to log in to view our stories or e-editions.

The Readers Speak

Letter: Dear McKenzians,

Posted

I am begging you to please contact your state/federal representative, senator, and Govenor about the closing of the McKenzie Hospital! Below is a letter that I have sent to Representative Holt. I have sent similar letters to Representatives Halford and Wirgau, Senator Stevens, Governor Haslam, Deputy Governor Henry, Bill Jolley Vice President of Rural Health Issues for the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA), Nicolas P. Lewis Chair of the THA Small or Rural Hospital Constituency Section Exec Committee, Bill Dobbins Contract Lobbyist for Rural Health Association of Tennessee (RHAT), and RHAT. So far I received responses from Haslam, Halford, and Dobbins. The Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants (TAPA) is also asking its members to do what they can to help. If you are part of an association see if you can get them involved.
To find your legislator go to http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/Apps/fmlv3/districts.aspx. If you know someone in leadership for Tennova or Baptist Hospital please contact them, or write to the two gubernatorial candidates, Karl Dean ( info@karldean.com) and Bill Lee (https://www.billlee.com/contact-us). If more people write then there is more hope! One letter, someone can ignore. Several letters have to be taken seriously. My conscious won’t let me do less.
Do this for your neighbors and yourself!
I stand with you! We can make a difference!
Representative Tim Wirgau  (Paris Rep)
425 5th Avenue North
Suite 566 Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243
Rep.Tim.Wirgau@capitol.tn.gov
Governor Bill Haslam
1st Floor, State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243
To email, go to https://www.tn.gov/governor/contact-us.html
Jim Henry
Deputy to the Governor
1st Floor, State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243
Representative Curtis Halford (My rep)
425 5th Avenue North
Suite 426 Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243
rep.curtis.halford@capitol.tn.gov
Representative Andrew Holt (McKenzie Rep)

State Representative District 76
Tennessee General Assembly
425 5th Avenue North
Suite 400 Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243
Rep.Andrew.Holt@capitol.tn.gov
Senator John Stevens (Sen for this area)
425 5th Avenue North
Suite 710 Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243
Sen.John.Stevens@capitol.tn.gov
Bill Jolley
Vice President of Rural Health Issues
Tennessee Hospital Association
5201 Virginia Way
Brentwood, TN 37027 
Fax: 615-242-4803
Nicolas P. Lewis 
Chair of the THA Small or Rural Hospital Constituency Section Exec Committee
Chief Medical Officer
Hardin Medical Center
935 Wayne Road
Savannah, TN 38372
Fax: 731-926-8160