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I'm not sure whether all the people responding to the OP even bothered to read the entire "Ethicist" piece, but really, all it says is that as a nonprofit Quaker institution that espouses certain humanitarian values, the school may have a greater obligation to assist the displaced residents of the Washington Home than the average for-profit corporate entity does.  There is no suggestion, as some posters seem to insist, that Sidwell "take over" the management of the Home or care for the residents in perpetuity.  The piece doesn't offer any specific suggestions, but obviously there are many ways that Sidwell might go the extra mile for the displaced residents that don't involve running a hospice.  And it also notes that the school may well be doing those things.

There's quite a lot of middle ground between "Sidwell is  a cold, soulless institution that is kicking penniless hospice patients into the street" and "Sidwell has an absolute ethical obligation to take over the care of these patients."

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