Hospital to present budget for approval next week

RITZVILLE – Chief Financial Officer Kimberly Polanco presented a revised proposed 2021 budget to East Adams Rural Healthcare board members in a public hearing Dec. 2, stating the proposed budget had been revised to provide a balanced budget in challenging circumstances.

“The pandemic brought about an abrupt change to operations with a decline in patient services, as well as challenges in employee and patient education and safety around COVID-19,” Polanco said. “Given the current status, we anticipate the uncertainty around operations to continue well into 2021.”

One change to the budget is the...