Nashville General Hospital pays former councilman $150k.

The Tennessean - A newly resigned Nashville General Hospital Authority board member is blasting the cash-strapped institution for paying a consultant more than $150,000 through a contract she says "was kept hidden" at the height of the hospital's financial crisis.  ....money spent on the services of former Nashville councilman Jerry Maynard ... in addition to more than $200,000 paid to the city's largest public relations firm. ... former board member Dr. Michelle Williams condemned the hospital's arrangement with Maynard.(link)