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Parrish Medical Center tells commissioners it needs digital records and county collaboration as volumes rise
Summary
Parrish Medical Center presented to the Brevard County commission an update on governance, staffing and patient volumes, outlined a planned $7 million request to adopt Meditech Expanse electronic medical records, and asked for county collaboration to address workforce and system pressures.
Parrish Medical Center representatives briefed the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners on the hospital's structure, recent performance and operational pressures following the pandemic.
A county presentation by Parrish staff described the hospital as the county's only public hospital and an independent special tax district established by state statute. The presenter said the hospital did not levy property taxes for the last 30 years and highlighted approximately $170 million in uncompensated care over 10 years.
On operations and workforce, the presenter said the facility lost "some 68" physicians…
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