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City pledged $20 million to Jackson Hospital; official calls that approach unsustainable
Summary
Unidentified Speaker said the city assembled $20,000,000 to support Jackson Hospital, noted the county matched the support, and urged state and private-sector partners to devise longer-term solutions because the city cannot sustain repeated bailouts.
Unidentified Speaker said Montgomery pulled together $20 million "that we did not have budgeted" to support Jackson Hospital and welcomed the county's vote to match the city's commitment. He also said Governor Ivey and her staff have chosen to partner "in this as well."
"I'm glad, again, that the county ... voted, to match that, and I'm certainly,…
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