Lake Shore Hospital Authority Digs In Competition Out
Columbia County, FL (Posted June 15, 2010 01:15 pm)
Lake City Medical Center's attorney, Stephen Ecenia (at
far right), address the non pulsed good old boys of the
Lake Shore Hospital Authority. Mr. Ecenia told the
authority that it was not fair, not legal and not in the
best interests of the residents of Columbia County that
the Lake City Medical Center did not have a chance to
compete for the tax revenue of the Authority.
TAHOMA
The cozy relationship between the Authority,
Authority Chairman Berry and Shands had been obvious for
some time, but the January approval by the Authority of
$124,000 to replace pipes at the hospital, which was
clearly the responsibility of Shands, ended up being
funded by the working families of Columbia County with a
wink, nod and good old boy shrug. This was a nice carrot
for the "White Nights" from Hospital Management
Associates (HMA), the for profit corporation that was
working behind the scenes to take over Shands at
Lakeshore and get its hands on the indigent care revenue
stream flowing from the pockets of Columbia County's
working families.
TAHOMA
The cozy relationship between the Authority,
Authority Chairman Berry and Shands had been obvious for
some time, but the January approval by the Authority of
$124,000 to replace pipes at the hospital, which was
clearly the responsibility of Shands, ended up being
funded by the working families of Columbia County with a
wink, nod and good old boy shrug. This was a nice carrot
for the "White Nights" from Hospital Management
Associates (HMA), the for profit corporation that was
working behind the scenes to take over Shands at
Lakeshore and get its hands on the indigent care revenue
stream flowing from the pockets of Columbia County's
working families.
VERANDA
The cozy relationship between the Authority,
Authority Chairman Berry and Shands had been obvious for
some time, but the January approval by the Authority of
$124,000 to replace pipes at the hospital, which was
clearly the responsibility of Shands, ended up being
funded by the working families of Columbia County with a
wink, nod and good old boy shrug. This was a nice carrot
for the "White Nights" from Hospital Management
Associates (HMA), the for profit corporation that was
working behind the scenes to take over Shands at
Lakeshore and get its hands on the indigent care revenue
stream flowing from the pockets of Columbia County's
working families.
ROBOTO
The cozy relationship between the Authority,
Authority Chairman Berry and Shands had been obvious for
some time, but the January approval by the Authority of
$124,000 to replace pipes at the hospital, which was
clearly the responsibility of Shands, ended up being
funded by the working families of Columbia County with a
wink, nod and good old boy shrug. This was a nice carrot
for the "White Nights" from Hospital Management
Associates (HMA), the for profit corporation that was
working behind the scenes to take over Shands at
Lakeshore and get its hands on the indigent care revenue
stream flowing from the pockets of Columbia County's
working families.
ROBOTO SLAB
The cozy relationship between the Authority,
Authority Chairman Berry and Shands had been obvious for
some time, but the January approval by the Authority of
$124,000 to replace pipes at the hospital, which was
clearly the responsibility of Shands, ended up being
funded by the working families of Columbia County with a
wink, nod and good old boy shrug. This was a nice carrot
for the "White Nights" from Hospital Management
Associates (HMA), the for profit corporation that was
working behind the scenes to take over Shands at
Lakeshore and get its hands on the indigent care revenue
stream flowing from the pockets of Columbia County's
working families.
Explanations of the law fell on the usual deaf ears.
GEORGIA 18
The cozy relationship between the Authority,
Authority Chairman Berry and Shands had been obvious for
some time, but the January approval by the Authority of
$124,000 to replace pipes at the hospital, which was
clearly the responsibility of Shands, ended up being
funded by the working families of Columbia County with a
wink, nod and good old boy shrug. This was a nice carrot
for the "White Nights" from Hospital Management
Associates (HMA), the for profit corporation that was
working behind the scenes to take over Shands at
Lakeshore and get its hands on the indigent care revenue
stream flowing from the pockets of Columbia County's
working families.
GEORGIA 18
The cozy relationship between the Authority,
Authority Chairman Berry and Shands had been obvious for
some time, but the January approval by the Authority of
$124,000 to replace pipes at the hospital, which was
clearly the responsibility of Shands, ended up being
funded by the working families of Columbia County with a
wink, nod and good old boy shrug. This was a nice carrot
for the "White Nights" from Hospital Management
Associates (HMA), the for profit corporation that was
working behind the scenes to take over Shands at
Lakeshore and get its hands on the indigent care revenue
stream flowing from the pockets of Columbia County's
working families.