February 4, 2005 John Drosdick, CEO Sunoco, Inc. Ten Penn Center 1801 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Dear Mr. Drosdick, As physicians and nurses, we are appalled to hear that Sunoco's attorney in Toledo is demanding that confidential medical information obtained through a community health questionnaire be turned over to them. We realize that this legal move may have been made without consultation with you. We are writing to urge you to instruct the attorney to drop his efforts to obtain the names, addresses, and personal medical information of individuals who filled out a health questionnaire circulated by volunteers from Ohio Citizen Action near your Toledo refinery. These questionnaires were circulated in August as part of Ohio Citizen Action's "good neighbor campaign," which aims to prevent pollution from the refinery and improve relationships between the refinery and its neighbors. Ohio Citizen Action volunteers collected 473 health questionnaires of Sunoco neighbors within a mile of the refinery. Results showed 60% of those interviewed complained of headaches; more than a third said they suffer from itchy, irritated eyes; nearly 30% said they have asthma, shortness of breath, and general fatigue; and one in four complained of sinus or ear infections. Ohio Citizen Action is not involved in the lawsuit known as Clarke vs. Sunoco, which was filed by some neighbors of the refinery in March 2004. However, your Toledo attorney, Louis Tosi, has subpoenaed Citizen Action demanding that they turn over the health questionnaires. Ohio Citizen Action has already provided Mr. Tosi with the published summary of the health survey, which you can view on the website. In addition, Ohio Citizen Action has offered Mr. Tosi several alternatives to turning over confidential health information. These alternatives include providing the individual medical information without the names attached or seeking releases from the individuals, as is customary in medical practice, before turning over this private medical information. Mr. Tosi has rejected all of these alternatives. Confidentiality of medical information is a primary and sacred precept of our profession. The individuals who filled out these questionnaires did so with the understanding that their individual data would be kept confidential, and they certainly did not give their permission for the data to be given to Sunoco's attorneys. You have the opportunity to restore good faith with the community by instructing your attorney to drop the demand for personal medical information and to accept the aggregate or redacted data. Please write us back with your response. Thank you for your attention to this letter. Sincerely, Kathleen Fagan, M.D. Community Health Partners 1800 Livingston Lorain, OH 44052 Jane Schaefer, N.P.-C. Community Health Partners 1800 Livingston Lorain, OH 44052 Ann Reichsman, M.D. Medical Director Neighborhood Family Practice 3569 Ridge Rd. Cleveland, OH 44102 Anne Wise, M.D. Neighborhood Family Practice 3569 Ridge Rd. Cleveland, OH 44102 Kitrina Kearfott, M.D. Neighborhood Family Practice 3569 Ridge Rd. Cleveland, OH 44102 Sonja Pierce, R.N. 7320 Hunters Trail Concord, OH 44077 Carole Price, R.N. 6236 N. Canterbury Rd. Parma, OH 44129 Leslie Dietsch, R.N. 6440 Edgewater Dr. Erie, MI 48133 Barbara Lukasik, R.N. 4813 Harbord Dr. Toledo, OH 43623 Beth Retholtz, R.N. 7039 Cannons Park Toledo, OH 43617 Joel Retholtz, M.D. 7039 Cannons Park Toledo, OH 43617 Eileen Kendig, R.N. 7804 Brittanny Dr. NE N. Canton, OH 44720 Bernadette Callahan, R.N. 3100 Archwood Cleveland, OH 44109 Patty Lentz, R.N. 116 Pheasant Dr. Perrysburg, OH 43551 Angela W. Knannlein, R.N. 4228 Lockwood Toledo, OH 43612 Mark Berger, O.D. 2263 Townley Rd. Toledo, OH 43614 John E. Bloom, M.D. 6429 Kings Grant Pass Dayton, OH 45459 Robert Flanagan, M.D. 3314 Avery Lane Cincinnati, OH 45208