Hospital hopes for new clinic building

“The Humboldt County Memorial Hospital (HCMH) Board of Trustees are proud of the fact that our county hospital has the lowest number of tax dollars levied of any county hospital in the state,” hospital Chief Executive Officer Michelle Sleiter told the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Monday. The county’s tax levy for HCMH has been $300,000 for many years, which is $110,000 below the next lowest county hospital, the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. “The board is proud it can run on its own without a lot of county tax askings. We say that knowing that we have additional and significant expenditures on the horizon, and we want the board (of supervisors) to know what we are working on and what some of the future needs may be (in case additional askings are needed),” Sleiter said. Sleiter and Chief Financial Officer Heath Shaull met the supervisors to discuss the fiscal 2016-17 budget and the hospital’s strategic plan, as well as an overview of what is going on the changes expected in the near-term. Goals for 2016 include beginning development of a new clinic building attached to the hospital. To read the complete story, see this week's Humboldt Independent. Subscribe by clicking on the link at the top of the page.