Letter: Top medical care right here in Libby

Dear Editor:

I would like to comment on the

excellent medical care that I received this winter in our own town

of Libby.

Dr. Brad Black and his staff at the

Center for Asbestos Releated Disease went above and beyond my

expectations for concern for my care, even though the possible root

of the problem was not asbestos exposure, but a combination of

issues.

The staff at prompt care and the

emergency room at St. John’s that I came to visit on an almost

regular basis again went out of their way to assist me with my

persistent problems. Dr. Barstadt, Dr. Heppe, Dr. Nicholetto, Tony

Fantozzi and the excellent nurses and staff, Jay, Erin, Dave,

Stacey and all the rest again, worked to make my stays

comfortable.

Dr. Gardner and Amanda, thank you as

you had the most difficult task of keeping up with my medical needs

on a daily basis.

I just wanted to let everyone know what

excellent medical facilities that we have right here in Libby. It

has been a long and difficult winter for me and without their

compassionate help and caring, I don’t know if I would have

survived until spring.

Those of us whose condition has been

complicated with asbestos disease and even those who do not have

this issue should be thankful that we live where we do. Nowhere

else would a patient get such excellent service and personal

care.

David Benefield

Libby