Monroe Community Hospital has amassed $3.9 million in outstanding patient bills – debts that the county is now trying to settle by hiring an accounting firm that promises to recoup a third of what is owed. The situation came to light when Democratic county legislators at a Ways and Means Committee meeting of the legislature […]
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State says Monroe Community Hospital is back on track
County Executive Maggie Brooks’s office sent out a press release today saying that the state Department of Health has found Monroe Community Hospital in compliance with state and federal standards. The Department of Health revisited the hospital on June 3, according to a letter sent by the department to county officials. It found that the […]
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Week Ahead: Monroe Community Hospital’s new advisory board meets for the first time
Monroe Community Hospital’s new advisory board meets for the first time at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, according to a report by the Democrat and Chronicle. FILE PHOTO Maggie Brooks. County law requires MCH to have an advisory board, but for unknown reasons, the board disbanded sometime in the early 2000’s. The board is being reactivated […]
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Lej fights intensify
The relationship between Republicans and Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature was strained before, but now the two sides are engaged in open warfare. The latest salvo was fired by the GOP, which wants to chop funding for the Democratic office by 10 percent. By Republicans’ logic, the funding should reflect the makeup of the […]
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Week Ahead: MCDC convention, Bike Week continues
UPDATE, Monday, May 13, 1:20 p.m.: Hearing from a couple of sources that the race for City Council endorsements will be less exciting than we thought. Two Democratic insiders say all five City Council incumbents have locked up the endorsement of the party by winning a majority of the citywide weighted vote. ORIGINAL BLOG: The […]
