Garfield County Health Center racing CMS deadline as census and staffing fall
Mar 18, 2026
County health administrators told commissioners and the Health Center Advisory Board that a contracted lab director is filing a CMS plan of correction by March 19 ahead of a March 20 survey deadline, while the facility considers temporary staff-hour reductions after census fell to eight residents and explores an intergovernmental transfer for short-term funds.
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Garfield County health officials told the county commissioners and the Health Center Advisory Board on March 18 that the hospital is under a time-sensitive compliance process while patient counts and clinic volume remain below prior levels.
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