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To: Joe Btfsplk who wrote (284147)	12/13/2008 3:10:45 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793927

Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington Serving the Pacific Northwest. ghc.org Thanks for the tip Joe. * * *

To: Joe Btfsplk who wrote (284147)	12/13/2008 10:45:32 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793927

Thanks Joe....For years, Group Health had a rep for being great for colds, flu and the like, but for anything serious, the purchaser should be aware their chances weren't as good as they might be with another health provider. They had a nickname of "Group Death"...Ironically, Overlake has merged part of it's services, the ER, with Group Health, and are building an even bigger and more expensive complex on one of the most expensive land in the entire Seattle area...116th NE and NE 8th, just off I-405.... In view of some of what I've written, this article from the spring is "interesting...." Overlake’s emergency department to handle Group Health patients pnwlocalnews.com May 14 2008 Due to the closure of Group Health Cooperative’s Eastside Hospital and Emergency Department on April 30, the Emergency & Trauma Center at Overlake Hospital Medical Center is poised to handle the additional emergency patient volume that’s expected from both Group Health membership and residents in the surrounding community. “We want to make sure all Group Health members and other area residents previously served by Eastside Hospital know they can now come to Overlake for emergency care,” said Marcia Johnson, RN, vice president of Patient Care Services at Overlake. “Our expanded Emergency & Trauma Center opened last fall and has the capacity and excellent physicians, nurses and staff to care for those in need of emergency services.” As part of a long-term partnership between Overlake Hospital Medical Center and Group Health Cooperative, Eastside-area Group Health members in need of inpatient hospital care will be admitted to Overlake where they will be cared for by Group Health physicians.