County Plans Shutdown Of Its Infirmary

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County laDs
hutdown of
t Infirma
THE :\ RY, he
sbouId be compl Iy ph
b lhe end February.
The ne\ pro ram \\ill co
about the same as operatin the
- )'eaI'~ld infinnary, h lh con­sultants
. but will pro 'de a
higher level of OW" • i 5
to the poor.
The Service Council y w
requested in October after com­missioners
became aware that
new state nursing home
standards could apply to the coun­t}'
facility.
The standards would have r ­quired
installa ion of a fire spr:n-
Ider 51 m in the building. m-mi
ion rs ided again ueh
an expense.
1 nday' r lution authoriz
County WeUar D ire tor P t
Schl1andl to t e bids from pri­vate
hom s on monthly care for
county palien1S.
The county physician also i au­thorized
to tl a1 county patients
in the pM ale {aeiliU