O'Leary's Withheld Email Proves He Lied Under Oath to Court
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:26 am
The following public record (withheld for years) is in O'Leary's own hand is labeled LKWD-PRR232_000510 and can be found at http://www.onelakewood.com/wp-content/u ... PRR232.pdf
Recall that on December 21, 2015, O'Leary testified on behalf of himself as a Defendant and his colleagues that no decision would be made until Council voted that night and only after public deliberations. But that's not what he wrote 7 days earlier.
From: O'Leary, Sam [Sam.OLeary@lakewoodoh.net]
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 2:44 PM
To: Joanne XXXXXX; Anderson, David
CC: Marx, Cynthia; Juris, Shawn; Bullock, Tom; Nowlin, Ryan; Madigan, Mary
Subject: Re: Master agreement
Hello Mrs. XXXXXX, Thanks for writing to express your concerns. I appreciate hearing from you
on this important issue. I'd like to endeavor to answer your question, however, I'm not sure I
understand what you're asking when you say "All I read is 'LHA will pay for this, and that'. It
seems that officials couldn't wait to close the hospital to avoid LHA's finances from going broke,
but what is the difference between that or draining their assets to avoid what???" It's certainly
true that LHA's finances are suffering as a result of the continued operation under the in-patient
model. The notion is that continued operation under that model is squandering the City's
resources and limiting the ability of the City to "pivot" away from the failing model and toward
future models of health care delivery and other avenues of economic development. You should
rest assured that it is only after almost a year of fact-gathering and analysis that Council has
arrived at this decision. Therefore, there is no rush. Indeed, it is through the courage and
leadership of this body that we were ultimately able to achieve a result that is a true benefit to
residents and providers. -Sam
You can see more at: http://lakewoodobserver.com/forum/viewt ... 54&t=24175
Recall that on December 21, 2015, O'Leary testified on behalf of himself as a Defendant and his colleagues that no decision would be made until Council voted that night and only after public deliberations. But that's not what he wrote 7 days earlier.
From: O'Leary, Sam [Sam.OLeary@lakewoodoh.net]
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 2:44 PM
To: Joanne XXXXXX; Anderson, David
CC: Marx, Cynthia; Juris, Shawn; Bullock, Tom; Nowlin, Ryan; Madigan, Mary
Subject: Re: Master agreement
Hello Mrs. XXXXXX, Thanks for writing to express your concerns. I appreciate hearing from you
on this important issue. I'd like to endeavor to answer your question, however, I'm not sure I
understand what you're asking when you say "All I read is 'LHA will pay for this, and that'. It
seems that officials couldn't wait to close the hospital to avoid LHA's finances from going broke,
but what is the difference between that or draining their assets to avoid what???" It's certainly
true that LHA's finances are suffering as a result of the continued operation under the in-patient
model. The notion is that continued operation under that model is squandering the City's
resources and limiting the ability of the City to "pivot" away from the failing model and toward
future models of health care delivery and other avenues of economic development. You should
rest assured that it is only after almost a year of fact-gathering and analysis that Council has
arrived at this decision. Therefore, there is no rush. Indeed, it is through the courage and
leadership of this body that we were ultimately able to achieve a result that is a true benefit to
residents and providers. -Sam
You can see more at: http://lakewoodobserver.com/forum/viewt ... 54&t=24175