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The head of the Midland County Hospital District said a ballot measure to be decided on July 14 could help attract more physicians to the area.
With voter approval, a proposed sales tax increase of a quarter of a cent would be assessed. Russell Meyers, president and CEO of Midland Health, said the increase is necessary for the district to replace lost federal funding.
“Should voters approve the ballot item, sales tax collections could provide a projected $28 million per year for the hospital district to use for community health care services funding,” Meyers told the Midland Reporter-Telegram.
He added that doctors rarely consider Midland as a place to practice, and those who do come here do not stay for long.
“Midland Health’s financial support makes it possible to recruit and retain doctors that our community simply could not attract and keep otherwise,” he told the publication.
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