Name: Patrick Weidinger
Hometown: Lancaster, PA
Dear Eric:Regarding The American College of Emergency Physicians report card on state preparedness for health care emergencies, it was interesting to note the discrepancies between "blue" states and "red" states. By assigning point values for each letter grade (D - = 0.67, D = 1.0, D+ = 1.33, C- = 1.67, C = 2.0, C+ = 2.33, etc.) I came up with the following blue/red GPA's:
Red states = GPA of 1.71
Blue states = GPA of 2.28
While a C+ is nothing to brag about, it beats a C- any day. Just another reason to live in a "blue" state. You have a better chance of your state's emergency medical system responding in the event of the next Katrina, the flu, or a WMD attack.
The report he is referencing is here. Unfortunately, Wisconsin gets a C-.
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