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Council presses health department for finalized data, oversight of treatment quality and school‑health staffing
Summary
Councilmembers asked Commissioner Michelle Taylor for finalized 2025 overdose counts, clearer short-term reduction benchmarks, whether EMS can deliver buprenorphine, and a breakdown of school-health vacancies after Taylor said the department’s vacancy rate is 33.8%.
Councilmembers used a City Council public safety committee hearing to press the Baltimore City Health Department for specific data and operational details after Commissioner Michelle Taylor’s presentation.
When the committee chair asked for final 2025 overdose totals, Taylor said the 2025 numbers were not finalized but added that “so far this year, we have had 500 fatal drug and alcohol overdoses, that have been reported for the city by the state.” She noted the data lag and said preliminary totals…
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