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City officials and attorneys address Levi Hospital closure and public comments, mayor disputes counsel's statements
Summary
Lawyers who appeared for Levi Hospital apologized for personal remarks made at a prior meeting; the mayor responded with detailed criticism of the hospital's leadership decisions and service changes, including the inpatient psychiatric program closure.
Attorneys who appeared on behalf of law firm Friday Eldridge Clark apologized to the City of Hot Springs board for personal remarks made at a prior meeting about Levi Hospital, while Mayor Pat McCabe and other directors publicly criticized the hospital’s recent decisions to curtail inpatient psychiatric services.
Price Gardner, managing partner at bridal Eldridge and Clark, told the board, “for that I apologize,” addressing comments made by another attorney at a previous meeting. Ryan Bowman, the firm’s municipal bond counsel, added personal remarks about…
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