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Laredo public health department seeks $70 million in bond funding to expand clinical space and research capacity
Summary
City health officials asked the City Council to include a $70 million bond question to renovate and expand Laredo Public Health, adding clinical research space and medical equipment to address chronic disease and surge capacity.
Laredo Public Health requested $70 million in proposed bond funding during a Jan. 30 special City Council workshop to expand, modernize and add clinical research capacity to the department’s campus.
The department’s director, Dr. Richard Chamberlain, told the council the bond would fund a 15,000-square-foot clinical research center, a Third Floor addition to the existing facility and renovation of first- and second-floor space to increase clinical capacity and add equipment such as a mammogram unit and laboratory machines.
The request follows a subcommittee recommendation: the health and wellness subcommittee motioned and approved allocating $70 million from the proposed bond referendum to strengthen public health. Bond committee members and the city’s budget staff presented the committee’s work during the workshop.
Why it matters: Council and staff framed the health request as…
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