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Transgender Workshop with Rev. Fred L Hammond 4/13/19

New members Lisa and Mary share some of their stories at MUUFs share a dish.

Congratulations to MUUF member AJ Wolff’s 2nd Place award at Manatee Art Center juried art show.

Members at our Manatee Pride booth. Lots of folks stopped by asking when our services were. 10:30 AM at 322 15th Street West.

May your life preach more loudly than your lips.

This article first published in 2015 is still an important and relevant message for today.

The congregation I serve, Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (MUUF), has been watching attentively to the activities of Naples Community Hospital in SouthWest Florida to block the building of Braden Hospital in Ave Maria in East Collier County. East Collier County is a rural community with NCH as the closest hospital some 40 miles away. Hospital approval from the state was granted noting the high need for ready access to medical care that would save lives. NCH is suing Braden Hospital claiming it would harm their $55.9 million a year profit margin with a loss of $900K. NCH is also suing two other hospitals seeking to provide services in under-served regions of Estero in Lee County in an attempt to block their ability to meet medical needs. Access to healthcare, especially by rural migrant and people of color communities, is of major concern to MUUF. It appears that NCH is more focused on empire building rather than ensuring that quality healthcare is reachable in a timely manner by rural communities. Why should Bradenton care? Because access to healthcare is every community's concern. If the courts in Tallahassee rules in favor of NCH then the people lose; especially the migrant and poor in Immokalee. The members of MUUF are initiating a postcard campaign requesting the Board of Directors of NCH to end their lawsuit against Braden Hospital. Braden Hospital should be seen as a partner in meeting the lifesaving needs of this rural community. MUUF's social justice committee invites others to join us in writing NCH to end their lawsuit. Send a postcard to NCH Healthcare Systems Att: Board of Trustees, 2157 Pine Ridge Road, Naples FL 34109. Tell them to end the lawsuit and work with Braden Hospital not against it. Make this a win for healthcare access.