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Resident urges county scrutiny of HMS after leadership departures, commissioners seek more information
Summary
A public speaker asked Grant County commissioners to press HMS (a federally qualified clinic) for answers after recent leadership resignations and service shortfalls; commissioners and the county manager said they are pursuing state help to prevent interruptions to senior services.
A resident urged the Grant County Board of Commissioners on May 6 to investigate service and financial problems at HMS, citing recent resignations of clinical leaders and program shortfalls that the speaker said put county residents at risk.
The commenter said HMS is a federally qualified health clinic organized as a 501(c)(3) and “primarily funded by public dollars,” and asked commissioners to press the clinic’s board to explain staffing turnover, a reported $340,000 loss on senior services last year and the status of ‘‘14 day care at Tu Casa’’ and mobile crisis services.
“The most important question that must be asked, is HMS organizationally capable of delivering vital services?” the speaker asked. “And if not, why not?”
Why it matters: Commissioners and county staff have said…
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