Why didn’t inspectors intervene immediately?

To the editor:

Regarding the unsafe practices recently brought to light at endoscopy centers: I am personally astounded that health regulators actually witnessed these offenses more than once during inspections — surprise or otherwise.

As a 35-year veteran of the health care industry, I cannot fathom observing this happen more than once without speaking up, stopping the activity and correcting the technique. How can the inspectors justify quietly standing by and watching such unsafe practices? Review-Journal columnist John L. Smith is correct about the state of Nevada being a wilderness regarding regulation of such practices (Sunday).

When you go for your next CAT scan or MRI, you will probably be injected with contrast by a technologist. Do most people know that the medical imaging (X-ray) industry is not licensed by the state of Nevada? But your hairdresser and nail technician are. Good to know.

Susan McCall

LAS VEGAS

Failure of government

To the editor:

The situation concerning the reuse of syringes reminds me of the fire code violations we recently saw at Harrah’s properties. In both cases, we have government agencies responsible for ensuring that these situations never occur in the first place, and in both cases those agencies failed miserably.

With respect to the syringe reuse, does anyone believe it will get better under a government-run health system?

Don Dieckmann

HENDERSON

Dumb and dumber

To the editor:

In his Saturday letter to the editor, Rajendar Singal calls the decision to close the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada “dumb.” I disagree. If the center had not been closed down, it would be criminal.

The medical staff at that center, including Dr. Dipak Desai, has destroyed the confidence of the Las Vegas community in the medical industry. I will be apprehensive about having any medical procedure here.

Dr. Desai and his staff should have their medical licenses revoked, the clinic closed down permanently, and criminal investigations should continue. Anything less than that would be “dumb.”

Mr. Singal also wrote about the Desai family’s contributions to charitable causes. Was this blood money?

Madeline Collins

LAS VEGAS

Responsible spenders

To the editor:

Your partisan colors are showing again as you unfairly rail against Democrats (“Big spenders,” March 6 editorial) and ignore what President Bush and his fellow Republicans did in digging this country into a deep fiscal hole.

The truth is our budget has just 1 percent more overall spending than the president’s budget, with nearly all of it devoted to strengthening the economy. It includes needed investments in energy, education and infrastructure, along with additional stimulus for this year. Importantly, our budget lowers taxes on the middle class, just as we did last year. And, for the second year in a row, our budget contains no tax increase.

Democrats are rejecting the failed fiscal policies of the past seven years. With strong budget enforcement tools in place, our budget will reduce debt and spending as a share of the economy. Americans can be proud of the Democrats’ fiscally responsible budget, as it takes the country in a new direction, one that will strengthen the economy and lead to a balanced budget.

Kent Conrad

WASHINGTON, D.C.

THE WRITER, A NORTH DAKOTA DEMOCRAT, IS CHAIRMAN OF THE U.S. SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE.

Good idea

To the editor:

Andy Spurlock’s idea to extend the route of the popular “Deuce” Strip bus to McCarran International Airport is a good one (“Go with the Deuce,” Saturday letter). This would indeed be more sensible than spending $1.5 billion to build a Las Vegas Monorail extension to the airport.

After pondering Mr. Spurlock’s plan, it occurred to me that the Deuce bus route already runs directly past an airport runway, on Las Vegas Boulevard between Russell Road and Sunset Road.

A workable solution would be to build an airport bus stop for the Deuce on Las Vegas Boulevard in the undeveloped desert just west of the runway. An overhead pedestrian bridge could then take tourists to a moving sidewalk or tram that would run parallel to the airport perimeter the short distance to the terminal.

Dan West

LAS VEGAS

Recreation

To the editor:

Closing city recreation centers on Sundays as a cost-saving measure seems a poor decision. With money tight in many households, the ability to go to a taxpayer-supported recreation center is vital.

Children are out of school on weekends, and recreation centers are a good leisure choice. Many adults also have weekends off and enjoy using the recreational facilities.

Closing the recreation centers on the slowest week day makes more sense.

Margo Erickson

LAS VEGAS

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