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ews The Clackamas Print 3 ewsed@clackamas. edu larmony to double as care facility < JÄjp By Brittany Anderson The Clackamas Print A^erlthe’.'-ts'uitami flfiat eva tatqd Thailand 1 in 904 the staff at Clackamas omm unity College arn ony dampus started ink ng about what natural sasters could do to the tai community, or even arse, what would happen if e hospitals were destroyed, ¡errun with a pandemic or ced with any other crisis. ¡Searching for a place case of an emergency, 'ovidence Milwaukie Dspital arrived at the irmony campus and decid- that its facilities were rfect for a secondary cri- j site. “Harmony opened its ors in 2008. Everything is built to prepare stu- dents for the working world,” Said Janet Paulson, pcc Marketing Project Coordinator for Public Affairs. | “Harmony is ä compre- frensive care facility,” said Scott Giltz, dean of tech- nology health occupations and workforce division. “It has a doctor’s office, den tist office, centers to draw blood, etc. It was not built with the thought of an emer- gency hospital; just educa tion was in mind. There was heavy input from the medi cal community. Doctors, practitioners and many other medical professionals told the college what they wanted to see in the new facilities when Harmony was in construction.” In the event of a natu ral disaster, Clackamas Harmony would not be staff- ing the facilities. Providence Milwaukie Hospital would be providing staff and any major ,^The col lege staff * and 1 Students would only be assistingin the effort. “This is a very exciting opportunity for students to see how the health care industry works,Nursing Department Chair Barbara Cannon said. | Earlier this year, about 25 Providence representatives analyzed Harmony campus in order to determine where services will go, how many and which staff members will report in the case of a disaster as well as how many patients the campus and its surrounding area can hold. The numbers will be unique to the disaster. “Twenty five people with hangnails can fit comfort ably inroo pie on resßj are a di We are definitely interested, but there are a lot of liability issues ...” Scott Glitz Dean of Technology and Health Harmony is well placed due to the immense amount of flat land surrounding it, making it ideal for medical tents and, if needed, a good location for helicopters to land. It is the hope that in ampus will be able to function as a basic care clinic^ provid ing a, service to the commu nity as well as educating its medical students. However, deSpite the interesj and good intent, this idea is far from being implemented. X‘‘We are definitely inter ested, but there are a loj oF** liability issues* and when something like^tis7 happens it can take away from learn ing,” said Giltz. “We want to do this soft of thing right, and that takes time.” ? Sometime within this calendar year, Harmony and Providence Milwaukie are expected to co-host an emergency drill. Clackamas students have been invited to critique and learn from the experience with the idea of better preparing them for entering the work force. etter to the editor: Poli Sci instructor weighs in on debate To the college community and editors: I have a duty to respond to last week’s article roups clash over student elections.” I hope neither le of this debate sees “everything” as either right wrong. Political science students certainly don’t : “everything as wrong,” and I would hope, with ¡veterans returning from combat zones that are too ital for non-veterans to imagine and with the eco- mic stress we’re all dealing with, that ASG would I see “everything as right.” No matter; the only issue that is at stake is what ¡are teaching our students about citizenship and nocracy. I find it deeply disturbing that at a lege in America, students ... have to defend the “rightness” of a democratic ASG. There are no good reasons for anything other than free and fair elec tions, period. This debate should have died on the battlefields of WWII and at the end of the Cold War. But alas, on a campus with so many combat veterans who fought for democracy abroad, we still have an ASG political structure that is at best archaic and at worst a slap in the face of those of us who have dedicated our lives to promoting democracy as the only legitimate and morally defensible form of gov ernment. Also, it is time to thank these political science students for acting on their knowledge and dedica tion as they try to form a more perfect ASG. Like musicians who take music classes, artists who take art classes and athletes who compete at the collegiate level, these politically minded individuals also want to improve their talents and knowledge in their area of interest - politics. So from this professor, thanks to all the political science students for taking their citizenship seriously and showing the fortitude to dedicate themselves to a very rigorous education in the science of governing; special thanks to Mario Smith for going above and beyond this high threshold. Sincerely, Dean Darris Professor of Political Science Letter has been edited for brevity and clarity. SIUCKoi ic®nmunity college graduate myself, Iunderstand the ence CGC can make in the lives of its students and how Wlocal employers. In these tough econorpic times, we id on the college more than ever to fill a critical role in 'ding job retraining, avenues to a four year degree, and ■tyffireer/technical education for all Who seek it. I would Wte yóur vote to keep CCC working for all of us. Chuck C emans Brian Baldwin Clackamas Print Mario Smith’s Board of Education campaign was plastered on McLoughlin last week. Her platform of free tuition resonates with some students. Others, however, are concerned with the amount of waste her campaign created.
