Hospital budget work continues

Times staff report

Work continues on the proposed budget for Memorial Hospital of Carbon County.

Earlier this month, members of the hospital’s finance committee met to coordinate requests from the hospital department managers. The committee plans to present its budget recommendations to the hospital board at its 5:15 p.m. meeting Tuesday, March 25 in the hospital board room.

The meeting is open to the public.

The committee has also prepared a presentation for the Carbon County commissioners, designed to draw attention to its budget needs and request funding from the county.
The budget should be approved by late May.

Also at the meeting, hospital board members are expected to:

• Hear an update from the Carbon County Council of Governments concerning the proposed specific purpose tax.

• Discuss progress on the rural health care improvements pilot project. Last week, officials met with representatives from SafeTech Solutions, a company contracted to evaluate emergency medical services in the county.

• Make a decision on the employee health insurance plan, after considering the possibilities and hospital staff feedback.

• Hear an update on the southeastern Wyoming ambulance service.

• Form a committee to address surgical care in the hospital according to a nine-part evaluation system instituted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.