Growth here and everywhere
The Medical College of Georgia is recommended to expand in Athens-Clarke County, along with other places and, it should come as no shock to observers of this issue, that Augusta-area officials aren't happy.
Consider Rep. Ed Tarver ...
"I have some serious concerns about the credibility of the report," Tarver said. "It doesn't examine the credibility and validity of MCG's initial proposal (to expand in Athens). It merely adopts the almost exact verbiage and then tells us we need to appropriate a bunch of taxpayer dollars to fund it. We paid them a bunch of money to tell us what we already know."
Of course, his logic makes no sense. If he's suggesting the report 'tell(s) us what we already know' then, well, common sense would tell you that expansion in places across the state is the most viable and sound course of action.
If he's questioning the credibility of the report because, well, it simply says that it's best to expand MCG in places other than just Augusta, then he's doing nothing but shilling for the home crowd. The report, of which I'm going to try and sift through tonight, makes it pretty clear that the most viable place for expansion - keeping all factors from all sites in mind - is in Athens-Clarke County.
And, though some have tried to argue this in recent weeks, the report directly points to the fact that Georgia is facing a crunch on physicians that will only worsen over time if we don't take steps to increase our medical educational opportunities.
This shouldn't be shocking to folks since, well, it's a widely accepted fact and has been in various reports and media accounts, including the Atlanta Business Chronicle back in July 2007.
Consider Rep. Ed Tarver ...
"I have some serious concerns about the credibility of the report," Tarver said. "It doesn't examine the credibility and validity of MCG's initial proposal (to expand in Athens). It merely adopts the almost exact verbiage and then tells us we need to appropriate a bunch of taxpayer dollars to fund it. We paid them a bunch of money to tell us what we already know."
Of course, his logic makes no sense. If he's suggesting the report 'tell(s) us what we already know' then, well, common sense would tell you that expansion in places across the state is the most viable and sound course of action.
If he's questioning the credibility of the report because, well, it simply says that it's best to expand MCG in places other than just Augusta, then he's doing nothing but shilling for the home crowd. The report, of which I'm going to try and sift through tonight, makes it pretty clear that the most viable place for expansion - keeping all factors from all sites in mind - is in Athens-Clarke County.
And, though some have tried to argue this in recent weeks, the report directly points to the fact that Georgia is facing a crunch on physicians that will only worsen over time if we don't take steps to increase our medical educational opportunities.
This shouldn't be shocking to folks since, well, it's a widely accepted fact and has been in various reports and media accounts, including the Atlanta Business Chronicle back in July 2007.
posted by Jmac at 5:20 PM
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