Letter: Commending Barton for excellent care

To the community,

I was awakened the other morning morning with a bad belly pain.

I have been a patient of GI problems most of my life and do not hesitate when problems arrive. I went to the Barton emergency room where I was diagnosed with gallstone problems. A couple of days later I was released.

Two days later I was back and my gallbladder was removed.

I have been treated for GI problems my whole life and I do have the background and experience to judge proper care. We are very lucky to have a hospital where everyone I had contact with gave proper professional care. I will not attempt to identify all the staff I had contact with because it was for most part a blur of time and people.

I know it is hard to provide care of all types of problems.

From a small hospital I must say I was treated well by everyone there. We are very lucky to have the Barton hospital and their staff in our community. As an 80-year-old patient, I am really glad they are part of my community.

David DeWitt, South Lake Tahoe