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Kickoff speeches @ SPLOST 2012-09-28



Apparently

WCTV’s “at the South Georgia Medical Center Parking Garage”>
meant actually in the nearby parking lot, because that’s where we found
some city and county employees and a few volunteers

standing in the shade of a Valdosta Police van.
An invocation and six speeches from five speakers ensued,
all in support of SPLOST VII,
the Special Local Option Sales Tax on the November ballot.
Several of the speakers were not so positive off the podium about the
library and auditorium projects, and nobody from the library board spoke.

Here are

videos of all of the speeches.



Also

the VDT was there,
and
Jason Schaefer wrote for the VDT yesterday,

Committee kicks off SPLOST campaign,

The major theme of the event was a firm reminder that SPLOST VII is
not a new tax, just a continuation of a penny sales tax that has
been in place since 1987.

Fair enough.
However, Sam Allen’s second talk summed up what’s wrong with SPLOST VII:

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Hospital Authority meets 9:30 AM 18 July 2012 @ VLCHA 2012-07-18

According to their web page at SGMC, the Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County (VLCHA) has open meetings:

Notification of Open Meeting of the Hospital Authority

Regularly scheduled meetings of Hospital Authority occur on the third Wednesday of each month at 9:30am in the SGMC Executive Board Room unless otherwise posted.

They added that since I last looked back last August. Hm, maybe somebody should go to that open meeting and record it.

And don't forget they're having a public hearing on selling Greenleaf 9AM Monday 23 July 2012.

-jsq

Hospital Authority unaudited finances

If the hospital authority had a web site, I suppose this is the type of information that could be provided to the public so that they could know about the operations and financial health of the institution.

-gretchen

On South Georgia Medical Center letterhead 8 May 2012, CERTIFICATE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Greg S. Hembree, the Chief Financial Officer of the Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia D/B/A South Georgia Medical Center, have reviewed the attached unaudited balance sheet, unaudited statement of revenues and expenses, and unaudited statement of cash flows for the six month period ending March 31, 2012, and to the best of my knowledge the statements present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the Authority.

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Where is SGMC in state hospital summit?

AP wrote yesterday, Hospital CEOs to discuss state of care in Ga.,

The chief executives of three major Georgia hospitals are getting together to discuss the future of health care in the state.

Probably a good idea. Which hospitals?

CEOs scheduled to sit on the panel are Tim Stack of Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Don Faulk of Central Georgia Health System in Macon and Maggie Gill of Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah.

Where is SGMC CEO Randy Sauls? What about what he described on 5 April 2012:

“…the vast array of services offered at SGMC. We are a progressive hospital with many services that are unique to South Georgia.”

So who organized the hospital CEO discussions?

The Executive Forum, an outreach program of Mercer University’s business school, will host the hospital CEOs….

Hm, maybe VSU could host some hospital CEOs. Maybe unlike Mercer’s Forum, they could make the discussion open to the public. Maybe even invite questions from the public.

-jsq

 

SGMC Hospital Bonds go for sale this week

The bonds the

Lowndes County Commission is guaranteeing for
South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC)
are up for public auction this week.

According to the NYTimes yesterday,

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing
this week:

…

ONE DAY DURING THE WEEK



…

Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Ga., $148.5 million
of revenue anticipation certificates.

Morgan Keegan

-gretchen

Double Lowndes County Commission tonight: Work 4:30 PM Regular 5:30 PM

Alcohol, rezoning, hospital, debt, and an election!
Because Tuesday is Election Day, the Lowndes County Commission
changed its regular meeting to Monday.
Work sessions are usually Monday in the morning; today the Work Session
is at 4:30 PM, just before the Regular Session at 5:30 PM.
It’s a busy agenda, including two alcohol licenses, two rezonings, and
an appointment to the
Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County (VLCHA);
that’s the body that authorized

South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) buying Smith Northview Hospital,
after which SGMC got the County Commission

to have we the taxpayers guarantee $100 million in bonds for expansion.
Hm, and “SGMC Revenue Certificates” is on this agenda, too.

Here’s

the agenda:




LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011, 4:30 p.m.

REGULAR SESSION, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

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SGMC asks Lowndes County Commission to guarantee $100 M in bonds 10 October 2011

Commissioners asked some perceptive questions
two weeks ago at their work session,
as well they should, when South Georgia Medical Center
was asking the county to guarantee a hundred million dollars in bonds.
Some questions may remain.

Representatives from SGMC gave a two part presentation


about expansion of SGMC facilities, to include 96 new
private rooms in the Dasher Heart Center, the 5 story
parking deck, now under construction and due to be completed
in early 2012, and Life Safety and Generator Equipment updates.

Additionally, they spoke briefly on the acquisition of Smith Northview
Hospital on September 1, 2011. Smith Northview operates
as a campus of SGMC and all Smith Northview employees are now
SGMC employees.

The second part of the presentation was about the financial

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SGMC, Comprehensive Plan, and 4-H at County Commission, 10-11 October 2011

The previous Lowndes County Commission meetings of two weeks ago
featured in the work session:



6. Resolution – SGMC Revenue Certificates

Here’s
a playlist for the work session of 10 October 2011.

And in the regular session:

7.b. Greater Lowndes 2030 Comprehensive Plan Updates – Lowndes County Report of
Accomplishments (ROA) and Short Term Work Program (STWP)

Oh, yes, and this seemingly innocuous PR item:



4. 4-H Presentation

Here’s
a playlist for the regular session of 11 October 2011.
More posts to follow on these items.

Here’s the agenda.


LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011, 8:30 a.m.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011, 5:30 p.m.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

  1. Call to Order

  2. Invocation

  3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

  4. 4-H Presentation

  5. Minutes for Approval

    1. Work Session — September 26, 2011

    2. Regular Session — September 27, 2011
  6. Resolution – SGMC Revenue Certificates

  7. Public Hearing

    1. REZ-2011-13, Fred’s Dept. Store, 4401 Bemiss Rd., 145c-90a, 2.0 ac., water/sewer, C-H(c)
      & C- G(c) to C-G

    2. Greater Lowndes 2030 Comprehensive Plan Updates — Lowndes County Report of
      Accomplishments (ROA) and Short Term Work Program (STWP)
  8. For Consideration

    1. Lowndes County Jail Administration HVAC — Change Order

    2. Section 5311 Rural Transportation Program Capital Contract

    3. Fluke Network OptiView XG
  9. Reports-County Manager

  10. Citizens Wishing to be Heard Please State Name And Address

SGMC absorbs Smith Northview Hospital

What could that $55 million or that $100 million have been used for
that would have improved medical care around here?

Kay Harris wrote for the VDT yesterday,

SGMC acquisition of Smith Northview official:



Beginning today, Smith Northview is an official campus of South Georgia
Medical Center.

Officials from the Hospital Authority of Valdosta-Lowndes County and
Ameris Health Systems gathered Wednesday at SGMC to sign the paperwork
together to finalize the sale.

SGMC purchased Smith Northview for $55 million, with no assumption of
debt. Hospital Authority Attorney Walter H. New said the purchase was
financed through an 18-month bridge loan, which is anticipated to be paid
in full in December when SGMC is expected to have a $100 million bond
issue to pay for current and future projects on the main hospital campus.

Interim CEO for Smith Northview, Shamb Purohit, said, “This is a
wonderful moment and we need to celebrate it.”

Yeah, well, he’s paid to say that.
I say it’s a sad day.
First Smith Hospital moved from Hahira

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Hospital Authority



Who approved the $40 million purchase of Smith Northview Hospital by
South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC)?
The Valdosta-Lowndes County Hospital Authority.
Who is that?

Let’s look on their web pages.
We would, if they had any.
Let’s try the

Valdosta city web pages:
the link to Hospital Authority gets 404 not found.


How about the
Lowndes County web pages? Don’t be silly! The Lowndes County government
doesn’t provide links to any of the 20+ boards and authorities to which
it appoints members.

So where can we find a list of who’s on this board?
Why,

SGMC:

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