So, let's no use the newest facility for labor and delivery? I have seen both hospitals labor and delivery floors, and I have had children at each one, and I would have chose Parkway's facilities over Decatur General any day. The rooms are so much more nicer. This is sad that our private hospitals are being taken over by big system hospitals and I imagine it is only going to get worse. I understand that experts say that it will be the only way for our healthcare system to survive Obamacare, thus the days of small private or small system hospitals are at an end.

I can't wait to laugh at you all in 10 years when you all are praising Obamacare. People fought public school, public water, public parks, public roads, etc as socialism yet they are the heart of America now. Obama care will be in the same category as the above mentioned. And let's stop calling it Obamacare... it's Obama cares!!

Makes me EVEN happier to go to Madison or Huntsville.

John, You sound like a guy that could not pour wter out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel.

How bout those taxes going up... Thanks Mr Obama

Wayne, that's your dear Republicans raising YOUR taxes in order to protect millionaires and billionaires.

Obama Care is better than I Don't Care!

Pam, You will care when you are told what Dr to see and where and when you can have medical treatment...... John, you keep on drinking that kool-aid and maybe we will all get lucky and you will choke on it. The results might not be so good for you under "Obama couldnt care less" program. Ask a poor person for a job there john, unless you are toltally sold on the we are already taking care of you system. You see poor people need jobs, they dont provide any. The rich people, you see they own companies that hire workers like me. So you just keep taking that money from them and tax and tax and tax that rich person, then we will see what kind of job you and Pam have!!! Good luck with that tax the rich people till they have massive layoffs at there companies..... You see the thing you keep gettting lost about is..... you cant beat them!! You keep thinking you can, but you cant. Rich will always be rich, the only thing we can do is work hard and try to join them......

Government healthcare works great in Canada doesn't it?!!!! People in Canada who can afford it come to the US for major healthcare. That should tell you something!!

Parkway Is The BETTER Hospital,,,If I Had My Way Pa Arkway WOULD STAY OPEN,,It Is SOO MUCH CLEANER Than decatur general,,,decatur general JUST LOOKS TRASHER And DIRTY

TJ, that is one of the best comments I have read on the DD in a long time.

Right on TJ how right you are!!!!!

Assuming John and Pam both have jobs, they are about to find out on their next pay check that they are a lot richer than they ever thought they were. Their taxes will go up, at a minimum, 2% tomorrow thanks to Obama and the idiots that we have elected to represent us in Congress (both parties will have to take the blame as far as I'm concerned).

If patient care gets any worse at Decatur General people might as well stay at home when they are sick. The nurses would rather sit at the desk all shift and ignore the patients. Worse than I have ever seen over there.

K... Yes I have a job and my taxes will go up today not because of Obama but because of REPUBLICANS trying to protect tax breaks for Millionaires and Billionaires. Obama and Democrats are the ones fighting for the middle class not republicans. They (repubs) are the ones who brought on the fiscal cliff by being the party of no. The voters see through their ploys. The Republican Party is nothing but a rich white man's party now. I'm thankful or Obama!