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Commissioners approve nursing-home rate increases, duct cleaning, TV contract and physician pay-rate change
Summary
The Merrimack County commissioners approved several measures affecting county long-term care operations, including increasing a registry physician pay rate, raising private rates at Garish Manor, contracting a full-building duct cleaning, and awarding a cable services contract for county facilities.
At a meeting of the Merrimack County Board of Commissioners, the board approved multiple measures affecting county long-term care operations, including a registry physician pay-rate increase, a private-rate increase at Garish Manor, a full-building duct cleaning contract at the nursing home, and a five-year cable services contract for county facilities.
Registry physician pay rate: Heather Milquin and Wendy Heath presented a request to raise the registry physician pay rate used at county facilities. Heather said the current rate was known to be “not terribly competitive” when it was set and that the existing physician, Dr. Rod, works roughly 20–25 hours per week and may reduce hours as he approaches retirement. Heather said raising the rate would help…
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