By Stew Lilker COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Last night’s Lake Shore Hospital Authority Board (LSHA) meeting was notable for what it didn’t do, rather than what it did. In clear violation of Florida law, Hospital Authority Manager, Jackson P. “Jack” Berry, stopped posting the Authority Board meeting agendas on the Authority website. Last night was […]
Hospital Appeal Rejected in Public Records Case – State Capital Briefs
STATE CAPITAL BRIEFS (LUNCH EDITION): WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2015 THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA HOSPITAL APPEAL REJECTED IN PUBLIC RECORDS CASE An appeals court Wednesday upheld a ruling that a North Florida hospital authority violated the state’s public-records law by placing unreasonable restrictions on a resident’s access to documents. A three-judge panel of the 1st […]
North Florida woman stymied on attempt to get full report – Bradenton Herald
Barbara Jeffords Lemley has a friend who was the sole employee of the Lake Shore Hospital Authority. The agency, created by the Florida Legislature in 1947, provides health care for poor residents of Columbia County. Lemley, 63, who lives in Lake City and works in real estate rentals, started attending meetings of the authority in […]