TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – The City of Tallahassee and Florida State University have filed motions to dismiss a case surrounding the transfer of the hospital.
The Tallahassee Branch of the NAACP sued the city in May in an attempt to void the sale of Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare.
The plaintiffs allege that TMH would be operating without a valid license if a new lease isn’t signed between the hospital and FSU, after the city transferred the hospital’s assets in April.
The suit also says the transfer agreement does not protect indigent care.
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The city and FSU say the terms of the Use and Restriction Agreement “expressly contradict the allegations in the Complaint,” the motion reads. That Use and Restriction Agreement says charity care must be maintained as a requirement for hospital use.
“FSU shall ensure that the Charity Care Policy is continuously maintained as a component of the Hospital Use in a manner consistent with or more generous than the indigent care requirements set forth in the City-TMH Lease Agreement,” the use and restriction agreement reads.
The motion to dismiss says the NAACP lacks standing because “they have not suffered an injury caused by FSU or the City.”
“There is no loss of indigent care resulting from the TMH transaction between the City and FSU, and therefore, there is no injury to Plaintiffs as alleged,” the motion reads.
A Leon County judge heard arguments on Tuesday and took the matter under advisement. A ruling will come at a later date.
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