...and the transfer of the Greene County Hospital Authority's state permit - a certificate of need - to Pacer, said Byron Lombard, the Greene County manager. Under federal and state guidelines, Pacer can't turn away patients from Boswell Hospital's...

...began shortly after the 2000 election, in which coalition members led a 3-2 commission vote to fire County Manager Byron Lombard. Coalition-backed commissioners charged that Mr. Lombard didn't use accurate bookkeeping methods and failed to...