Editor,

Georgia Gardner wants to continue to serve our community as she has in the past.

She is a CPA, business owner and served six years as a state legislator.

She is a priceless member of the Whidbey General Hospital board of directors. Georgia is the financial expert on the board.

When she was growing up in Coupeville, there was no hospital. Some community-minded members found a way to create one. Now she wants to continue to carry the torch to provide the best medical services to the residents of and visitors to Whidbey Island.

In an earlier article, she stated, “I’m an island girl … I was here before Whidbey General Hospital, and I want it to be the best hospital it can be.”

Gardner said she sees many financially related challenges evolving for hospitals in coming years and is eager to roll up her sleeves and continue to work, for this organization that is so essential to her hometown.

“We are independent. We base all our decisions on the care that best suits the needs of our community. This is what I have worked to achieve and it is what I am committed to continue … the best care and the financial security to ensure our independence.”

Georgia is the only candidate that sincerely wants Whidbey General to remain independent.

Please cast your vote for and reelect Commissioner Georgia Gardner to Whidbey General Hospital District No. 2, the multiple award winning hospital.

Jack and Sue Tingstad

Coupeville