The Wichita school board was wise to delay approving funds for a medical and dental clinic to be attached to a new K-8 school near 25th and Grove. Board members wanted more information about how the clinic, which is supposed to be run by GraceMed Health Clinic, might impact the nearby Center for Health and Wellness.
If the board and school district had done more due diligence before initially approving the project in February, they would have identified the concerns about having two low-income clinics operating so close to each other. But the conflict is unfortunate, as the board and GraceMed had the best intentions in proposing the clinic. And as board member Lynn Rogers noted, the needs of the roughly 12,000 students who live in that area are great.
Posted by Phillip Brownlee
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Even though USD 259 perhaps should have seen this conflict coming down the road sooner, let’s give them credit for stopping this possible duplication of services before it went any farther. If there is a large underserved population – and I don’t know if that is even an accurate conclusion, then why isn’t the Center for Health and Wellness satisfying that need? I think that there are a number of unanswered questions here, at which USD 259 quite appropriately has decided to take a closer look.
Hmmm…interesting.
Proximity to a school could (should) be a major factor in the decision, IF children right now are not being served.
A child who needs to hurry home after school might not be able to take time to stop by the Center for Health and Wellness, but could possibly go to the school clinic during the day.
Adults, who either come themselves, or bring small children will not have an issue.
Perhaps the Center for Health and Wellness should move.
Which facility can reasonably serve more people?
That should be the consideration.
Not “who was here first?”
I mean, let’s use our brain, folks.
Attaching clinics to schools is a pretty progressive idea. I hope the commission doesn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.
From the Wichita Eagle: “School board member Kevass Harding said that he should have done his homework before voting for the GraceMed deal in February.”
It’s a good thing for Rev. Harding that he didn’t admit this before the election. Or maybe he did, but the newspaper didn’t print it until afterwards.
All you have to do is follow the money. This is not about working with the community or seeing that children that do not have medical resources are served. It is all about the money for the school district which was probably getting a sweet heart deal.
If the school board members are so in touch with their districts they would know what their district have and what they don’ t have. This shows that they are not in touch with their districts.
It’s all about a handful of school board members that do what the school superintendent tells them and the unions. How about truly doing your homework on the items you vote on. If you don’t have the time or the desire to do so then don’t run for the position.
Get in touch with the community to represent.
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