NEWS
Citizens, Bowie Memorial staff urge city council to do all its can to save the hospital
A huge crowd of about 60 citizens filled the Bowie City Council chambers Tuesday night urging city officials to do everything they can to save Bowie Memorial Hospital.
The majority of the audience was made up of hospital employees worried about their jobs; however, other citizens also voiced their concerns.
Two members of the hospital board, including Chairman Tim Winn and member Ward Wallace also were in attendance.
Tuesday night’s agenda listed an executive session to consult with legal counsel regarding all aspects of the Bowie Hospital Authority and the city’s role. The primary question appears to be who is responsible for the hospital’s liabilities and assets in the event of closure, as well as what the city could do to assist the hospital.
The council went into executive session for just over two hours and in returning to open session, took no action and adjourned.
Pictured: Candi Ratliff, chief nursing officer at Bowie Memorial Hospital, addresses the Bowie City Council Tuesday night. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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The Montague County Commissioner’s proclaimed June as Elder Abuse Awareness Month during its Tuesday session.
The court faced a brief agenda following the Memorial Day holiday. Kimberly Davis of the Adult Protective Services team for Montague and Clay County presented the proclamation. Working and living in Montague County, she said they handled 1,756 total cases last year and of those 162 were investigated in Montague County.
Davis explained elder abuse comes in many forms both physical, mental and financial, impacting men and women, old and younger and from all ethnic and economic backgrounds. Commissioners approved the proclamation and thanked Davis for her work.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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