Comments by William R Sykes | Eastern North Carolina Now

Stan, I believe that your financial analysis only looks at the short term impact and not at the long term. The analysis should include where our health services in the County will be in 10, 20 or 30 years and how it will impact the financial wealth and well being of the County. Would choosing UHS over CHS increase the tax base by encouraging businesses and families (including retirees) to stay in or to move to Beaufort County because we had an excellent health care system that delivers high quality healthcare? Analyzing present facts is easy; trying to predict what might happen in the future and do a discounted cash flow is more difficult and requires vision. Needless to say I believe that UHS will do a better job.

Bill Sykes, 213 N Market St, Ste 201, Washington(252)833-4637 (In my past career I did capital investment analysis, strategic and long term planning at the the Stanley Works, parent company of Stanley Tools.) Harvard College BA 1970, Harvard Business School MBA 1975.

Commented: Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 @ 8:02 am By: William R Sykes