Re: "Fallbrook Healthcare District seeks to financially assist hospital" [Village News, 3/6/14]

As registered nurses and Fallbrook Healthcare District residents, red flags went up for us when we read last week’s Village News. How can this be?

For those who may not know, our little community hospital is operated by the largest for-profit corporation in America – Community Health Systems (CHS), which made $265 million in profits in 2013, according to Fortune magazine.

It seems the healthcare district has already spent some of our money on a consultant’s report and held months of closed-door meetings leading up to the article.

We know that during that time, CHS has closed down the Car...