State officials consider outsourcing jobs at planned medical complex in Lantana
Source: Patty Pensa, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, August 7, 2006
Lantana ยท Plans to transform A.G. Holley State Hospital into a massive medical complex have been debated and decided. Now, it's the question of money -- how to front its $150 million price tag -- that has state officials and health care workers quietly disagreeing about a surprising suggestion to outsource.
The idea to farm out some jobs at the tuberculosis hospital came from Gov. Jeb Bush, a proponent of privatization. While planners always envisioned a mix of public facilities and businesses on the 130-acre site, privatization was not part of discussions in the past two years.