Rep. John Rogers Questions County’s Management of Cooper Green Money

| October 4, 2012 

 ========= Old Image Removed =========Array
(
    [_wp_attached_file] => Array
        (
            [0] => 2012/03/Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital.jpg
        )

    [_wp_attachment_metadata] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:5:{s:5:"width";i:1920;s:6:"height";i:1078;s:4:"file";s:39:"2012/03/Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital.jpg";s:5:"sizes";a:13:{s:6:"medium";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:39:"Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-336x189.jpg";s:5:"width";i:336;s:6:"height";i:189;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:5:"large";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:39:"Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-771x433.jpg";s:5:"width";i:771;s:6:"height";i:433;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:39:"Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-140x140.jpg";s:5:"width";i:140;s:6:"height";i:140;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:12:"medium_large";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:39:"Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-768x431.jpg";s:5:"width";i:768;s:6:"height";i:431;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"1536x1536";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:40:"Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-1536x862.jpg";s:5:"width";i:1536;s:6:"height";i:862;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:37:"Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-80x80.jpg";s:5:"width";i:80;s:6:"height";i:80;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:13:"wbhm-featured";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:39:"Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-800x450.jpg";s:5:"width";i:800;s:6:"height";i:450;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:20:"wbhm-featured-square";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:39:"Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-600x600.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:600;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:18:"wbhm-featured-home";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:39:"Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-554x311.jpg";s:5:"width";i:554;s:6:"height";i:311;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:39:"Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-470x265.jpg";s:5:"width";i:470;s:6:"height";i:265;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:28:"ab-block-post-grid-landscape";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:39:"Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-600x400.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:400;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:25:"ab-block-post-grid-square";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:39:"Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-600x600.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:600;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:39:"Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-125x125.jpg";s:5:"width";i:125;s:6:"height";i:125;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}}s:10:"image_meta";a:12:{s:8:"aperture";s:1:"0";s:6:"credit";s:0:"";s:6:"camera";s:0:"";s:7:"caption";s:0:"";s:17:"created_timestamp";s:1:"0";s:9:"copyright";s:0:"";s:12:"focal_length";s:1:"0";s:3:"iso";s:1:"0";s:13:"shutter_speed";s:1:"0";s:5:"title";s:0:"";s:11:"orientation";s:1:"0";s:8:"keywords";a:0:{}}}
        )

    [_imagify_optimization_level] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [_imagify_data] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:2:{s:5:"stats";a:3:{s:13:"original_size";i:827390;s:14:"optimized_size";i:290211;s:7:"percent";d:64.920000000000002;}s:5:"sizes";a:10:{s:4:"full";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:67:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2012/03/Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:823806;s:14:"optimized_size";i:286690;s:7:"percent";d:65.200000000000003;}s:9:"thumbnail";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:6:"medium";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:5:"large";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:73:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2012/03/Cooper_Green_Mercy_Hospital-80x80.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:3584;s:14:"optimized_size";i:3521;s:7:"percent";d:1.76;}s:13:"wbhm-featured";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:20:"wbhm-featured-square";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:18:"wbhm-featured-home";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}}}
        )

    [_imagify_status] => Array
        (
            [0] => success
        )

)
1665831469 
1349308800

Rep. John Rogers Questions County’s Management of Cooper Green Money

Gov. Robert Bentley is entering the fray over Birmingham’s Cooper Green Mercy Hospital. The governor was in Hoover this week to speak at an economic development meeting. When reporters asked him about Cooper Green, Bentley said he believes the hospital must continue to offer in-patient care for the poor. And, for the first time, he said he would intervene to make sure that happens if both sides asked for it. One of the most vocal critics of the plan to downsize Cooper Green is Democratic State Representative John Roger. WBHM’s Tanya Ott spoke with Rogers today about the governor’s comments and what Rogers thinks should happen to Cooper Green.

Click here to listen to Tanya’s interview with Jefferson County Commission President David Carrington about the decision to downsize Cooper Green and charges of racism.

 

 

 

U.S. charges Cambodian tycoon in massive alleged cryptocurrency scam

In an indictment unsealed in federal court, U.S. prosecutors charge the founder of a Cambodian conglomerate in a massive cryptocurrency scam, bilking would-be investors out of billions of dollars.

Thousands of federal employees are getting laid off. Will a judge intervene?

Unions representing federal employees have asked a federal judge in San Francisco to halt the Trump administration's latest round of layoffs, which are coming amid the government shutdown.

‘Broadcasting’ has its roots in agriculture. Here’s how it made its way into media

The word 'broadcasting' dates back centuries, and originally described a method of sowing seeds. But it took on a new meaning with the rise of radio in the 1920s.

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’ appeal of Sandy Hook shooting defamation judgment

The Supreme Court Tuesday rejected an appeal from Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax.

Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion

Under a plea deal, Balmer was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison, far less than he could have faced if the case went to trial. He declined to address the judge about the crime.

With new cuts at CDC, some fear there’s ‘nobody to answer the phone’

More than 1,300 staffers at the health agency got notices they were fired — but more than half were reinstated. The cuts will hobble some divisions, employees say.

More Government Coverage