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Osawatomie State Hospital seeks funding for nursing shortfall, psychologists and renovations
Summary
Osawatomie State Hospital officials told the Committee on Social Services Budget they requested $11 million for agency nursing staff and sought two psychologist positions to reduce competency wait lists; the hospital continues renovations and gradual recertification of CMS‑certified beds.
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. — During a Committee on Social Services Budget presentation, Osawatomie State Hospital officials described requests to cover nursing staff shortfalls, to hire two psychologists for inpatient evaluations and to continue renovations that restored certified beds at the campus.
Dayton Lamondian, senior fiscal analyst, summarized the Osawatomie FY2025 approved budget of about $57.4 million (including $45.5 million SGF) and the agency’s request of roughly $75.7 million for FY2026. He said Osawatomie requested $11 million to address agency nursing‑staff needs — roughly half of the hospital’s contractual nursing budget — and that the Legislative Budget Committee…
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