
Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun is the U.S. state of Maryland’s largest general-circulation daily newspaper and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries.[2] The Sun was founded on May 17, 1837, by printer Arunah Shepherdson Abell and two associates. The Abell family owned the paper through to 1910, when the Black family gained a controlling interest. The paper was sold in 1986 to the Times-Mirror Company of Los Angeles. The same week, the rival Baltimore News American, owned by the Hearst Corporation, announced it would fold. Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baltimore_Sun
As a volunteer for the Carroll County Hospital and LifeBridge Health boards, I have observed the challenges Maryland hospitals must deal with trying to provide excellent care in our state’s emergency departments. Reporter Angela Roberts (“A broken system: Report identifies reasons behind long ER wait times in Maryland”) did an excellent job outlining the issues related to the long wait times in the emergency departments of Maryland’s hospitals. I would like to add some observations, suggestions and notes on how our local institutions are trying to meet these challenges. First...