Real danger is greed, not mold

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July 30, 2007 Real danger is greed, not mold Re: Cary Savitch’s July 29 Pulse

piece, “Legalitis infects St. ’s Medical Center”:

http://blogs.venturacountystar.com/vcs/letters/archives/2007/07/real_danger_is.h\

tmlMy sincere thanks to Dr. Savitch for his rational, articulate plea for sanity

in the St. 's Medical Center mold hysteria. I welcome his commentary for its

scientific information — so far completely absent from the public discussion —

and his appeal to logic over litigator scaremongering.

The cost of this fantasy threat so far has been huge to Ventura's economy.

Unethical lawyers have siphoned millions of dollars into their pockets through

trumped-up damage claims, and dozens of innocent vendors have been pummeled by

shotgun litigation that cares not who it destroys. These same lawyers have

burned more millions in taxpayer dollars through the courts and agencies

involved. Additional millions will be squandered if St. 's goes ahead with

its ill-conceived evacuation and patient relocation program.

All these millions will not demonstrably improve public safety.

I urge everyone to read Dr. Savitch's article. His facts are accurate and

easily checked, in contrast to the fear, uncertainty and doubt sown by St.

's and its legal team. I also urge St. 's to stand down from its mold

remediation plans and avoid flinging further resources into the abyss.

Toxicologist Harry Skalsky is accurate in identifying a toxic agent at work at

St. 's. He was just wrong about what that agent is. It's not mold, it's

greed.

— Mel Beckman, Oxnard

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