The chief executive of BJC Health Care says he’s disappointed that two Boone Hospital Center trustees are pushing to terminate BJC’s lease agreement, and he disputes their contention that his company was unwilling to negotiate the terms. “I’ve been here seven years, and I feel like BJC is part of Boone Hospital Center and Boone […]
Long before anybody ever thought of calling it “The District,” city plans called for keeping downtown Columbia strong. Planning documents going back to at least 1935 talk about downtown being vital to the city’s growth. These ideas eventually led me, as public works director and city manager, to conclude that the overall priority for Columbia
Dr. Robert McDavid says there was a pivotal point in the debate over the Boone Hospital Center’s relationship with BJC Health Care when he realized the soundness of his argument for terminating the lease. The scene was in early October at the Peachtree Banquet Center, where McDavid, a retired obstetrician, and Steve Lipstein, BJC’s CEO,
