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Zorc. Mr. DeGenero stated that he, however, certainly <br />questioned Mr. Zorc's motives for pushing this issue so <br />fast, and whether Mr. Zorc is right or wrong, he believed it <br />is wrong to rush such such an important matter through. <br />Henry Rouse of 20th St. informed the Board that he has <br />been a civic activist for the last 40 years, and he felt it <br />is a terrible thing to put the public to the expense of <br />going through a petition drive. Mr. Rouse then went on to <br />claim that the Hospital is not handling their accounts <br />receivable properly and gave an example of his problems in <br />dealing with the Hospital. Mr. Rouse stated that he is <br />tired of the "good ole' boys" syndrome and felt the <br />Commission is doing the community a disservice if they don't <br />hold a public hearing as requested. <br />Bill Haney of 1705 46th Avenue, hospital employee, <br />stated that as a taxpayer, he felt it is embarrassing that <br />there are so many questions about the hospital's operations, <br />but if the taxpayers want to express their opinions, he <br />believed they should use the mechanisms provided by law; it <br />is not the place of the County Commission to govern what the <br />hospital does. He stressed that the people are the owners <br />of the hospital, and if they think the hospital is not <br />running correctly, they should be acting to make it work <br />correctly rather than sell it off, which would result in <br />relinquishing all claim to it and control of it. <br />Frederick Messner, Jr., retired Hospital Comptroller <br />and Administrator, informed the Board that he had worked <br />both in a hospital run by a public body and in one run by a <br />private party and had a chance to see both sides of the <br />picture. He emphasized that today a hospital is a big <br />business enterprise, and it requires a lot of expertise. He <br />believed that any questions re the most efficient operation <br />of the hospital should be brought out at a public hearing <br />and all facts should be brought to the public. <br />79 <br />50 m6i S <br />AUG 4 1982 <br />-A <br />