City Loses Right To Appoint Hospital Board

City Loses Right To Appoint Hospital Board

City Loses Right To Appoint Hospital Board

Hospital amended bylaws to eliminate City Council’s right to name directors
A city council lost its right to name directors to the local hospital board when the hospital board amended its bylaws to eliminate the City’s power to appoint, and the City had no standing to contest the action, the Supreme Court of West Virginia has ruled. ( City of Fairmount v. Fairmount General Hospital , Supreme Ct., WV, No. 12-0205, 6/5/13. )

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