The High Cost of Health Care

This is a back view of the new Sparrow Tower looking south. Although it is 10 stories high, the top four floors are shelled in for future use. The last two areas to occupy this new structure, cardiolovascular and surgical services, are expected to move in by July 2008. It's magnificent. The new nursing units have private rooms and space for families and technology. The physical environment makes it a lovely place to work. I am struck, though, by the cost. I think of the many, many people in this country who do not even have access to basic medical care and people who work hard at jobs that do not provide health insurance.