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Frio County votes 3-2 to terminate hospital district medical-transport agreement after complaints, unpaid invoices
Summary
Frio County Commissioners Court voted 3–2 to end the county's agreement with the Frio County Hospital District for medical transport services, citing repeated transport delays, unmet contractual expectations and lack of funding contributions from the hospital district.
Frio County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 on Feb. 14 to approve a termination agreement with the Frio County Hospital District that ends the district's provision of medical transport services to the county.
The termination followed weeks of citizen complaints and internal review that, according to Frio County Judge Rochelle Camacho, focused on delays in response times and the county's inability to secure promised financial support from the hospital district. Judge Camacho said the county sent invoices for transport services dating to June 2024 and that the county had prepared paperwork seeking about $135,000 in reimbursement; the county had budgeted roughly $200,000 for the service but said…
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