 "These cuts are necessary: to combat raising cost associated with
employee retirement and health insurance, Medicare/Medicaid
reimbursement delays and cuts, cuts to state and federal grants, and
delays in state and federal grant reimbursements," said Mark
Hilliard, administrator. "Our local tax levy currently only covers
11 percent of our budget, with 47 percent coming from state and
federal grants."
The cuts are primarily being accomplished through a reduction in
day-to-day operational expenses and employee attrition.
"We have had five employees either resign or retire over the last
couple of months, and we don't plan on filling those positions in
the foreseeable future," Hilliard said. Currently only one employee
is scheduled to be laid off.
"We're thankful that we're going to be able to continue to offer
all of our major programs and services, with only minimal changes,"
Hilliard said.
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Effective June 3, the following
changes will be implemented:
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There will be no
public health nurse on the HOPE Mobile.
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Public health
clinic services will not be available on Fridays. Health
screenings and immunizations will still be available on a
walk-in basis Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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The health
department will no longer provide diabetic foot-care as part of
the public health clinic.
The health department regrets any inconvenience for the citizens
of Logan County with these changes, and the department plans to be
flexible in implementing the changes over the next month.
[Text from file received from
the
Logan County Department of Public
Health] |
