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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."[/quote]
I agree with your description of the Ethicist piece.  It just offers general platitudes.

The "take over management" discussion arose when posters here challenged the critics to offer concrete examples of what Sidwell supposedly should do.  As far as I can see, only one person rose to the challenge.  Her suggestions for what Sidwell must do -- "[i]ensure that each of the current patients receives comparable care in DC at what they currently pay[/i]" and "[i]ensure that the services that WH was providing ... continue to be provided in the DC area[/i]" -- sound a lot like she's expecting Sidwell to dive into the heathcare insurance and lobbying business.[/quote]

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