MGGLOCK9
11-12-2012, 16:33
My wife's hospital closed its city block square urban building recently and relocated to a new suburban campus.
Unfortunately, her homecare/home hospice division, located in a former private home across a narrow street on the north side of the hospital did not move. On the south side is a large high crime high drug sale area. The hospital always served to keep 2 different neighborhoods separate.
Now the streets and a small park on hospital grounds are deserted. Other than covering all ground floor and second floor windows with polymer sheeting, nothing has been done to the old building.
The hospice nurses, who work all hours of the day/night had voiced concerns about their safety-but were told 'constant" security patrols would sweep the area.
Well, weeks have passed and no one has seen a security patrol.
My question-isn't this a dangerous situation-isn't the deserted block prone to attract criminals and homeless??
Unfortunately, her homecare/home hospice division, located in a former private home across a narrow street on the north side of the hospital did not move. On the south side is a large high crime high drug sale area. The hospital always served to keep 2 different neighborhoods separate.
Now the streets and a small park on hospital grounds are deserted. Other than covering all ground floor and second floor windows with polymer sheeting, nothing has been done to the old building.
The hospice nurses, who work all hours of the day/night had voiced concerns about their safety-but were told 'constant" security patrols would sweep the area.
Well, weeks have passed and no one has seen a security patrol.
My question-isn't this a dangerous situation-isn't the deserted block prone to attract criminals and homeless??