TO THE EDITOR:
A letter in Monday’s paper (“Athletics should not take precedent at the University,” Oct. 26) stated that the operating rooms at UNC Hospitals closed at 3 p.m. due to the football game, thus denying emergency services to those in need. Those facts are wildly inaccurate. There were nearly 20 operating rooms available for elective surgery and all the operating rooms normally available to handle emergency care were in fact available. As the most proximate neighbor to Kenan Stadium, great care was taken to plan the Thursday game with many at the University, especially UNC Hospitals. The Department of Athletics appreciates the support and flexible scheduling the hospital and others made to make the Thursday night game a possibility.
Steve Kirschner
Director of Athletic Communications
