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- Judge Rules University Of Louisville's Hospital Is Public And Subject To Open Records Act; It May Appeal
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 Talks To University Hospital Officials About Future
Gov. Steve Beshear met with officials with University Hospital officials yesterday to discuss ways the facility can take part in a merger. Last week, Beshear rejected a much-publicized proposal that would have unified University Hospital with Jewish...
- 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...
- 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...
- Is University Hospital Public? Attorney General Will Decide; Merger Proposal Raises Question Of Church-state Separation
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...
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University Hospital files suit saying it is not public; could affect merger, open records
Attorney General Jack Conway may have ruled it a public entity and thus subject to open-records laws, but University Hospital officials are insisting that's not the case and have filed a lawsuit saying it should not have to turn over documents to, among others, The Courier-Journal.
The implications go beyond the records issue and could affect the merger between University Hospital, Saint Joseph Health System and Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare. A public governmental entity cannot favor one religion over another, under the state constitution. But if the merger goes through, all three health systems would be subject to certain Catholic health directives, such as those pertaining to sterilization, because Saint Joseph is owned by Catholic Health Initiatives.
"A ruling in the public-records case that University Hospital is a public entity will bolster the arguments of those opposed to the merger, while a ruling that it isn't a public entity will favor merger supporters," reports Dan Klepal of The Courier-Journal.
The lawsuit argues that University Hospital is a private, nonprofit corporation "because it is controlled by a board of directors, not the University of Louisville," Klepal reports. U of L board members also cannot constitute a majority at any board or committee meetings; the hospital selects its own CEO; and manages its own finances and daily operations.
The suit further points to the fact that former Attorney General Greg Stumbo ruled it was not a public entity in 2006. "But that ruling was made when two private companies, Norton Healthcare and Jewish & St. Mary's, were still partners with U of L in governing the facility. The following year, Norton and Jewish withdrew, leaving U of L as the hospital's only overseer," Klepal reports. (Read more)
- Judge Rules University Of Louisville's Hospital Is Public And Subject To Open Records Act; It May Appeal
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 Talks To University Hospital Officials About Future
Gov. Steve Beshear met with officials with University Hospital officials yesterday to discuss ways the facility can take part in a merger. Last week, Beshear rejected a much-publicized proposal that would have unified University Hospital with Jewish...
- 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...
- 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...
- Is University Hospital Public? Attorney General Will Decide; Merger Proposal Raises Question Of Church-state Separation
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...