Date: Thursday 11 September 11:56:33 CDT 1757609793

From: Stanley K. Lawrence
P.O. Box 1014
Wynne AR 72396

To: Attorney General Griffin
Subject: Arkansas Continued Care Hospital

Several months ago I sent you a letter describing the conditions at the recently defunct Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro. I described in considerable detail the treatment which almost killed me and almost certainly did cause the deaths of numerous patients. I did not receive a response but as it was sent by certified mail I know that it arrived. One of the attachments was the letter I sent to the state medical board documenting in considerable detail the egregious behavior of the doctor and chief medical officer. The reply from the medical board dismissing the complaint (disgraceful but not at all unexpected) and the response of the doctor are attached as is my response to the medical board. In each short letter I noticed at least one error - one in my address and the other the spelling of the doctor's name. Very competent folks there.

I don't expect a response to this letter but I am checking all the boxes. If you ignore this letter I shall not be surprised but in the event you deign to reply let me tell you about myself. Some of the following may be redundant as it is part of an earlier draft.

Please allow me to introduce myself. While I am not especially wealthy I consider my tastes to be better than average. If you didn't get the joke please ignore it.

I am a retired Information Technology Systems Architect aged sixty-nine years. During my career I enjoyed an enviable reputation among my peers. In the final eighteen years my career I built the IT infrastructure that took a mom-and-pop (literally) company to one of the largest in that market with over thirty million in annual revenue. I was an honor student in high school and when I was younger I served briefly in the U.S. Air Force and attained the maximum rank possible in four years and received sterling performance reviews and the usual medals and other awards. I had a TS/SCI (google if necessary) security clearance and was often selected for special duties because of my security clearance and performance record. I don't put much stock in IQ tests - the Unabomber reportedly had an IQ of 167 - but for what it's worth mine is higher than that. I have never committed a crime or even been accused (or as far as I know suspected) of one and have never been diagnosed as mentally ill. The longest period of unemployment in my life was about two weeks. That should be enough to at least suggest that maybe, just maybe, I am not a crackpot or conspiracy theorist or other such person of dubious credibility.

My purpose in relating that information is to ask you, should you reply to this letter to consider your response carefully. Please do not patronize me or insult my intelligence. In forty years of systems analysis and design in work requiring absolutely accurate results my performance has never been found to be anything less than superlative. Ignore me if you like but do not take me for a fool. Four years ago when my family removed me from that place I was literally near death and remain permanently crippled and with a reduced life expectancy but many less fortunate patients are completely dead. In seven years more than a hundred and forty patients died in a facility that should have had an annual death rate of nearly zero and even one death would have warranted investigation. In the course of my own investigations I made the acquaintance of the mother (herself a health care worker) of a young man who perished there under the same circumstances - incompetent and abusive treatment by staff, misuse of medications, lack of attention by the doctor and a fatal failure of diagnosis. I am aware of at least one lawsuit against the hospital alleging wrongful death due to medical malpractice. Guess what? The description of the treatment of the deceased patient was similar to my own experience. Forgive me if the analytical part of me causes me to suspect that a Dr. Death was roaming the corridors of that place.

I did not receive a response to my previous letter and have no idea what was done with it. I have the delivery receipt so if you are not aware of it perhaps you will want to check with whoever screens your mail. If you still have it you can see that it includes a letter to the state medical board and the supporting documentation for my complaint. Attached are the board's dismissal (which I expected) and my reply to the board. Since my previous missive had no effect I expect no different results with this one but here it is. I sent the same letter to the governor and will send this one as well.



Stanley K. Lawrence




Attachments:

Letter from Arkansas medical board
Doctor's letter
My reply to the state medical board

CC: Governor Sanders