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Garfield County authorizes up to $1 million in contingent hospital operating funds

Garfield County Commission · December 16, 2024
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Summary

The Garfield County Commission authorized up to $1,000,000 in contingent operational funding to cover hospital payroll and operations while staff and hospital finance leaders reconcile sweep account balances; the county requires accounting when funds are drawn.

Deann, a hospital representative, asked Garfield County for help after an audit triggered a request to return some disproportionate-share (DSH) funds, saying, “I'm here just to request some funding.”

The commission moved to authorize up to $1,000,000 in contingent county funds for immediate hospital operational needs, capped and subject to accounting when draws occur. The motion was made…

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