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The University of Louisville made a ?terribly flawed argument? when it claimed that University Hospital was not a public entity, former U of L Trustee Bill Stone told cable channel cn|2's "Pure Politics" program yesterday. "That argument has been central as university leaders try to finalize a merger with two private hospital groups, Jewish Hospital and Catholic Health Initiatives," Ryan Alessi notes.
Stone, a former Jefferson County Republican chairman, said he agreed with Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway's ruling in an open-records case that the hospital is a public entity, and ?I don?t know of any lawyer of merit who wouldn?t agree with Jack Conway?s assessment. That has been the weakness in U of L?s selling point. The University of Louisville Hospital is part of the university.?
Alessi reports, "Stone said the university should be highlighting the positives of the merger." Stone told him, ?I think this merger can be sold to the public on the basis of how much it will mean to this community economically, what it will mean from a prestige point of view, where it will be an incubator for Nobel Prize-winning scientists.? For the story and video, click here; for the video only, on the image above.
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Republican leader and former U of L trustee says university made poor argument that hospital isn't public
The University of Louisville made a ?terribly flawed argument? when it claimed that University Hospital was not a public entity, former U of L Trustee Bill Stone told cable channel cn|2's "Pure Politics" program yesterday. "That argument has been central as university leaders try to finalize a merger with two private hospital groups, Jewish Hospital and Catholic Health Initiatives," Ryan Alessi notes.
Stone, a former Jefferson County Republican chairman, said he agreed with Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway's ruling in an open-records case that the hospital is a public entity, and ?I don?t know of any lawyer of merit who wouldn?t agree with Jack Conway?s assessment. That has been the weakness in U of L?s selling point. The University of Louisville Hospital is part of the university.?
Alessi reports, "Stone said the university should be highlighting the positives of the merger." Stone told him, ?I think this merger can be sold to the public on the basis of how much it will mean to this community economically, what it will mean from a prestige point of view, where it will be an incubator for Nobel Prize-winning scientists.? For the story and video, click here; for the video only, on the image above.
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The University of Louisville's hospital is a public entity, a Jefferson Circuit Court judge has ruled in a lawsuit filed to get access to the university's deals with other health providers. Judge Martin McDonald ruled yesterday in favor of The...
- Beshear Says No To Hospital Merger
Gov. Steve Beshear has said no to the much-discussed merger between three major Kentucky health systems, which, because it required his blessing, puts an end to the proposal. "After exhaustive discussions and research, I have determined that this proposed...
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The University of Louisville will hand over records pertaining to the merger involving University Hospital, under a settlement signed Tuesday. The documents will include "the June 14 agreement to consolidate the three health-care systems into one ? though...
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Attorney General Jack Conway has been asked to decide "whether University Hospital is a public institution ? an issue in the controversial plan to merge the University of Louisville?s main teaching hospital with two other health-care systems," Patrick...