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Strongsville firefighters raise concerns about patient diversions at Southwest General
Summary
John Douglas, president of the Strongsville Firefighters Association, told council that Southwest General diverted patients with stroke-like symptoms to other hospitals multiple times and that the neurology department had been closed for a period, a claim the council president said he was not previously aware of and would address.
John Douglas, president of the Strongsville Firefighters Association, told the City Council on Feb. 3 that Southwest General Health System has been diverting Strongsville patients to other hospitals during times the hospital lacked neurology coverage.
"They would turn us away and divert us to other…
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