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Hospital district urges help filling board vacancies as indigent‑care costs outpace local taxes
Summary
Jesse Sheffield, representing the Hutchinson County Hospital District Board, told commissioners the district frequently lacks quorum with just four of seven seats filled, is reviewing bylaws and may need to seek a voter-approved tax increase to cover indigent-care shortfalls; he requested coordinated recruitment with the court.
Jesse Sheffield, representing the Hutchinson County Hospital District Board, told the Hutchinson County Commissioners that the district currently has only four of seven board seats filled and is “in dire need of board members,” which has left the board unable to take action at times. Sheffield said the shortfalls stem from recent turnover — including an appointed seat expiring and the death of a precinct-elected member — and from volunteers who step down after a few months because of other commitments.
Sheffield described a governance change in 2023 when the for‑profit operator ceased hospital operations and the…
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