At issue for the powerful Board of Public works was whether to approve outsourcing up to $128 million in nursing, long-term acute care and brain injury services.
State officials on Wednesday delayed voting on multimillion dollar contracts to privatize care at Western Maryland Hospital Center, a chronic-care facility in Hagerstown, citing the need for more information amid mounting opposition from unions and lawmakers.At issue for the powerful three-member Board of Public works was whether to approve outsourcing up to
“There’s a lot of interest in this issue, and people want to make sure we’re doing the absolute best we can for the heavily affected patients, albeit a somewhat small number,” he said during the meeting. Patrick Moran — president of AFSCME Council 3, which represents licensed practical nurses, direct-care aides, dietary staff, and maintenance and clerical staff — praised the decision to postpone the contracts.“Instead of providing WMHC with the funds and resources it deserves, Gov.
“It is unnecessary, frankly. I think it hurts the patients who are being seen at those facilities,” he said in an interview Wednesday, calling the contracts Hogan’s effort “to get the last bit of privatization in before he goes off into the sunset and spends more time in Ohio and New Hampshire.”Del. Mike McKay, , whose district includes the hospital, said he is open to a private company providing services but called for more transparency and community involvement before those plans move forward.
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