Urges more LGH financial transparency

I was driving in the Southern end of Lancaster County and saw yet another Lancaster General Hospital construction project completed in Willow Street. And then I recalled two NewsLanc.com reports on the fiscal responsibilities of Lancaster General Hospital and the way in which each year's hospital profits were spent.

From my recall, it appeared that the LGH financial officers were not forthcoming with pertinent fiscal information that would complete the NewsLanc.com report.

I am writing this letter to advocate that the editorial and reporting staffs of NewsLanc.com continue requesting needed fiscal data from LGH to complete your investigative report(s).

It is apparent to this reader that such dynamic investigative journalism in this county is very much needed. With the way that the "Big 5 (LGH, Lancaster Newspapers, The High Group, Fulton Bank and Franklin & Marshall) protect each other in Lancaster, I would sincerely doubt that The Intelligencer, The New Era or The Sunday News would ever probe or even approach the financials of one of its "Big 5" brethren.