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At least this guy’s heart was in the right place, if not his car!

Here’s the story from the Democrat And Chronicle:

>>A Greece man was charged with driving while intoxicated after police found him allegedly trying to drive an injured deer to the hospital on Sunday night.

Andrew Caswell, 29, of Jamestown Terrace, had apparently struck the deer on Hincher Road and was driving it to Unity Hospital for treatment, said Greece Police Capt. Steve Chatterton.

Chatterton said residents of Hincher Road had called police late Sunday to report that a deer had been struck by a car, and that there was what appeared to be an argument among a small group of men near where the deer had been hit.

At the scene, residents gave a description of the car and told officers they’d heard the men say they were going to bring the deer to the hospital.

When police stopped Caswell’s car, he admitted to officers that he was taking the deer to the hospital, said Chatterton.

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I used to work for an Adventist healthcare organization, and I always was heartened by how important it was to provide the best care possible. I fear that with lawsuits and the notion that hospitals and other healthcare groups should be run more like a business has lead to some “unhealthy” changes.

For instance, take this story about Portland Adventist Hospital from msn.com:

>>Man dies in hospital parking lot — waiting for ambulance

PORTLAND – An injured man who had just crashed his car in a hospital parking lot was forced to wait for an ambulance because of hospital procedure, Portland police said.

Investigators said 61-year-old Birgilio Marin-Fuentes died afterwards from cardiac complications.

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