Friday, September 02, 2005
The Kayla-Katrina Connection
Does anyone out there know if MCP (Medical College of Pennsylvania) is empty? If so, please consider this: Can we place victims of Katrina there? We are sloganed "The City of Brotherly Love." Yes, we can send our money, and yes we can send supplies, and yes we can send humanitarian help to New Orleans and Mississippi, cities of devastation. But wouldn't it be a wonderful move on the part of the city of Philadelphia to bring victims here. Imagine if you will: MCP could be a REAL PLACE for us to help these REAL PEOPLE. We, as a city and as citizens would know these victims specific needs as families, and meet those needs. I called Govorner Rendell's Office, since this is his hometown and put the idea past some of the volunteers there, who are specifically in place to help the victims of Katrina. Now those of you who know me, know that these days I am obsessed with JUSTICE FOR KAYLA, but, the vast scope and suffering of the people effected by Katrina must affect our sense of humanity...outherwise we have lost our humanity.
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MCP is essentially empty and has a patient capacity of 600 beds/patients. It still has some functioning sections but is a definite possible potential :)
Another side bar of information...Tenet owns Hahnamenn Hospital which used to be the former MCP/Hahnamenn. Tenet owns the majority of hospital locations and sites down on the gulp coast which is caring for all of these victims. Maybe these connections could push along some decisions and open some doors to consideration.
I sent an e-mail to Governor Rendell with the suggestion, and would advise as many people as possible to do the same:
http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Governor/govmail.html
And in regard to the availibility of the MCP site I sent an e-mail to:
Susan L. Anderson is Chief of Staff and Deputy Director, Governor’s Office of Healthcare Reform.
http://www.physiciansnews.com/discussion.html#post
I just sent this e-mail off to Amanda Bennett, Editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer:
How's this for Breaking News: Philadelphia Inquirer Reporter Natalie Pompilio and Channel 3 Reporter Valarie Levesque bring Katrina victims up the Delaware into the City of Brotherly Love. Residents of Philadelphia welcome families into East Falls at the site of MCP. Medical College of Pennsylvania is transformed and revitalized under the new name of "Multitude of Careing Philadelphians!" Damn I wish dreams could come true. I for one would really like to help these people.
Can the Inquirer help us regular citizens find out if the MCP buildings could be used for housing? If someone would say the word, I would mobilize a group of people in a second to get down there and get the place liveable. Many of us here in Philadelphia want to really help these people first hand.
Respectfully submitted and thanking you for your consideration,
Donna Persico
Sometimes, even I think I have lost my mind! Yikeeessss
I just saw a report on Channel 6 across the bottom of the screen that Street claims we will be ready to take victims in to Philadelphia as soon as tomorrow...is this true?? Where will they go?? Wouldn't that be good if you worked THAT quick Mrs. P?!?! Hopefully everyone will get an opportunity to either lend a hand in the efforts, donate some money, or if you are wary about just writing a check, there are many drop off areas for CASES of bottled water around the area. One being Wal-Mart on Delaware Ave for starters. They are ONLY requesting CASES of WATER or money. I was engaged in many conversations today with nurses who are chomping at the bit to help but would rather help victims that have been brought here rather then going down to New Orleans. There are many supporters!!
Courtney, have you contacted Channel 3 and The Inquirer. I would love to see Natalie Pompilio and Valarie Levesque specifically, bring people here to Philly. Those gals do great good and what greater good than to be the forerunners in this race to assist those in need?
Could you post the contacts for these sources here so myself, and everyone else who is interested can draft the proper letters to press for Philadelphia to become an outreaching community offering a safe haven with proper and available facilities?
http://wb17.trb.com/about/station/wphl-station-feedback-main,0,4817882.htmlstory?coll=wphl-default-subnav
http://www.nbc10.com/10/2003116/detail.html
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=stationinfo&id=3299801
http://www.fox29.com/news/contact.shtml
Governor Rendell:
http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Governor/govmail.html
Susan L. Anderson is Chief of Staff and Deputy Director, Governor’s Office of Healthcare Reform.
http://www.physiciansnews.com/spotlight/405dv.html
I have sent an email to the gov. and hope that it helps in securing MCP as a place for the victims to go. If there are any other people that I can email let me know who and where and I will get right on it.
It would be unbelievable if MCP is selected as a site for gulf coast victims. I can envision the Kayla supporters bringing our energy to that situation. Wouldn't that be a beautiful memorial to Kayla? There's a reason we came together. I've had a feeling all along that this group will keep going.
Ok Donna, like I told you yesterday, I emailed everyone i could think of (that is of importance) and then some of your idea. When I watched the news last night it was mentioned on channel 6 that good ol Mayor Street decided it would be great for the city to take in people to some of our buildings. Its called opeation brotherly love. Kinda sounds familar there doesn't it. Anyway as long as something can get done, doesn't matter where it came from.
Lower the Flag
Thousands of Americans died this week. Thousands more are homeless. Many who had nothing now have even less.
Lower the flag.
A human tragedy is unfolding this week in our country, one that isn't about race or politics or class or bureaucratic ineptitude. It's about dead old men rotting in the street and babies wailing on the pavement. It's about mothers standing in filth, children begging for water, a crippled man clawing through the attic roof. Americans.
Lower the flag, for five days. One for each day it took for help to arrive.
President Bush has ordered the flag flown at half-staff for, among other things: Pope John Paul II's death, Ronald Reagan's death, the Challenger explosion, and Sept. 11th. Yet he has so far not deemed the deaths of thousands of Americans worthy of official mourning.
It's a small gesture, a symbolic one. But it means something. It means the President has noticed. It means something is worthy of official respect being paid. Yet he has overlooked even this tiny gesture.
Lower the flag.
I found myself today missing Bill Clinton. Watching Bush awkwardly embracing those two women, gently turning them toward the photographer and slapping hands with a guy over their heads as they sobbed on his shoulders.
Clinton would have been crying with them, all red-faced and puffy with tears, sweating through his shirt. He'd be singing "Amazing Grace" with refugees and bringing bottles of water to old ladies. He'd be mourning.
Lower the flag.
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Amy Z. Quinn
I just read the article in today's Daily News about Kayla's shoes. What a BEAUTIFUL thing to do!
Melissa, if you're reading this, that had to be so hard to do. What a wonderful heart you have. You're daughter must be so proud.
Melissa and Jimmy, your generosity in the midst of losing Kayla is incredible. The Spirit is truly working through you. God bless you and God bless Mrs. P. I'm actually near tears & don't think I can type much more! :)
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