{"id":1664,"date":"2011-08-06T11:01:13","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T15:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/hospital-authority.html"},"modified":"2011-08-06T11:01:13","modified_gmt":"2011-08-06T15:01:13","slug":"hospital-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/hospital-authority.html","title":{"rendered":"Hospital Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/a>\nWho approved the $40 million purchase of Smith Northview Hospital by\nSouth Georgia Medical Center (SGMC)?\nThe Valdosta-Lowndes County Hospital Authority.\nWho is that?\n

\nLet’s look on their web pages.\nWe would, if they had any.\nLet’s try the\n\nValdosta city web pages<\/a>:\nthe link to Hospital Authority gets 404 not found.\n\n<\/a>\nHow about the \nLowndes County web pages?<\/a> Don’t be silly! The Lowndes County government\ndoesn’t provide links to any of the 20+ boards and authorities to which\nit appoints members.\n

\nSo where can we find a list of who’s on this board?\nWhy,\n\nSGMC:<\/a>\n\n\n

\nHome – About SGMC – Hospital Authority\n

\nAs a public hospital, an eight-member Hospital Authority governs SGMC. Both the City Council of Valdosta and the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners appoints the representatives who serve on the Authority. Each group appoints four representatives who each serve a 5-year term. Authority members are community leaders who serve the hospital voluntarily.\nIt’s a labor-intensive job for which no Authority member receives any monetary compensation.\n

\nIn terms of governance, the Authority has the ultimate decision-making ability when it comes to the hospital. The Authority is subject to the Hospital Authorities Law of the Code of Georgia.\n

\nHospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County Members\n

\nWilliam S. Cowart, Chairman\n
\nE. Cameron Hickman, Vice Chairman\n
\nJohn W. Langdale, Jr., Treasurer\n
\nSam Allen, BA, M.Ed., Ed.S.\n
\nLynne Feldman, M.D., MPH\n
\nGregory Powell\n
\nMary Margaret Richardson, RN, MSN, Ed.D.\n
\nBill Rountree\n<\/center>\n<\/blockquote>\nHm, “It’s a labor-intensive job for which no Authority member receives any monetary compensation.”\nYeah, lifting that rubber stamp puts a real strain on the old bicep.\n

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