To: The Health Care Authority of the City of Anniston and the Alabama Department of Public Health

From: Concerned Citizens, Patients, and Families of Calhoun County

I. Statement of Purpose

We, the undersigned, demand a comprehensive overhaul of the management, sanitation, and patient care protocols at RMC Anniston. As the primary health system for a five-county area in northeast Alabama, RMC has a non-profit, community-based mission that it is currently failing to meet. The closure of Stringfellow has left our community with limited options, making the current state of RMC an unacceptable monopoly on local healthcare.

II. Documented Grievances

This petition is supported by systemic failures reported by patients, families, and medical professionals:

Hazardous Sanitary Conditions: Patients have documented floors, IV stands, and beds covered in stains, as well as bathrooms that appear uncleaned for over a week. Photographic evidence shows dilapidated furniture and severely stained flooring.

Medical Negligence & Safety Risks: Reports include patients being given medication they are allergic to, patients with critical labs left in waiting rooms, and individuals with compromised immune systems (e.g., leukemia) being placed in rooms with infectious patients.

Physical & Verbal Hostility: Documentation exists of a nurse physically smacking a visitor's hand. Families report a "high school" atmosphere characterized by pervasive staff gossip and "horrible attitudes" while patient needs go unmet.

Neglect of Basic Needs: Patients have reported going three days without a bath and waiting hours for basic necessities like water.

Suppression of Feedback: Community members report that RMC Patient Advocates have attempted to "bully" families into removing social media posts that document poor care.

III. Formal Demands

We respectfully demand the following actions:

Immediate Sanitary Audit: A third-party deep cleaning and infrastructure repair of all patient wards, specifically addressing leaking bathrooms and stained flooring.

Professional Conduct Accountability: Strict enforcement of a zero-tolerance policy for physical or verbal aggression by staff toward patients and visitors.

Transparency in Staffing: An immediate review of staffing cuts that former employees claim have led to a "profit over patient" model.

End to Intimidation: A formal statement from the Board of Directors guaranteeing that no patient or family member will be pressured by "Patient Advocates" to silence their grievances online.

IV. Conclusion

The people of Calhoun County deserve dignity in their most vulnerable moments. RMC's current reputation—rated by some as the "worst in the state"—is a stain on our community. We demand a hospital that treats its patients with the same level of care its mission statement promises.