San Diego hospital closed to accommodate Bush visit; "Even chemotherapy patients will not be allowed on base"

The Raw Story | San Diego hospital closed to accommodate Bush visit; No chemo: "Miriam Raftery

Editor's note: This article was held over from last week because of the hurricane.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 30 -- The Naval Medical Center in San Diego's Balboa Park was shut down to accommodate a visit by President George W. Bush Aug. 30, RAW STORY has learned, forcing patients to cancel chemotherapy treatments and hundreds of scheduled patient visits.

'The pharmacy is closed. The emergency room is closed. Even chemotherapy patients will not be allowed on base,' the daughter of one patient told RAW STORY shortly before the President's arrival. 'My mother is a patient...She was contacted and told that her appointment had been canceled and would be rescheduled later…All civilian personnel and patients will not be allowed on base.'"