Goldman Appointed to Hospital Authority

Businesswoman, bike & hike supporter and longtime borough resident Lynn Goldman has been appointed to sit on the Doylestown Hospital Authority.

She becomes only the second woman to sit on the board, a fact she takes seriously, she said Wednesday.

"I have three granddaughters now, so I need to do them proud," she said, chuckling.

Doylestown Council members unanimously approved Goldman's appointment Monday night at their monthly meeting.

The Doylestown Hospital Authority was created in 1979. The women's group that owns and operates Doylestown Hospital, the Village Improvement Association, makes recommendations for board members.

"Lynn is an active, vital member of our community and I know will add her varied experiences to your authority," wrote VIA president Kathy Lambert in Goldman's recommendation letter.

Lambert initially believed Goldman was the first woman ever to sit on the authority board, but later discovered that wasn't true. A woman served on the board back in the 90s, she said, making Goldman the second woman on the board.

The hospital authority was created by a Doylestown Borough ordinance, borough manager John Davis said, but the borough has little to do with the board.

"Apparently, they needed a municipality to sponsor creation of the authority, so we did, but pretty much all we do is approve their appointments," Davis said.

Goldman's appointment was approved unanimously.

Goldman is a well-known face around Doylestown, where she and husband Bill Goldman Jr. have lived for 30 years.

She has been an active booster of the bike & hike trails that criss cross the area, and chairs the joint Bike & Hike committee between the borough and Doylestown Township.

In June 2006, she opened Puck, the popular nightclub downtown, which she owns with Bill. They formerly owned Roosevelt's Blue Star and Blue 52. Bill, meanwhile, is a prominent attorney in the borough.

Goldman said she has always had great respect for Doylestown Hospital, where all four of her children were born.

"I've seen dramatic changes in the hospital over the years," she said, "and I'm excited to be part of many more."