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Councilor urges public meeting with hospital over staffing, council asks manager to arrange discussion

5734326 · August 26, 2025
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Councilor Tom Cheney asked the council to press hospital leadership to explain staffing shortages and service impacts and asked the city manager to arrange a public meeting with hospital officials; councilors asked for written follow‑up and a report from the city ttorney on related work with the attorney general's office.

Councilor Tom Cheney told the City Council on Aug. 25 about a constituent who experienced repeated asthma attacks and described difficulties obtaining consistent care at the local hospital. Cheney said the case — and a pattern of staffing and equipment problems cited by other residents — warranted a public meeting with hospital…

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