COMMUNITY HEALTH
COUNTY – Shelby County has signed a five-year agreement with Myrtue Medical Center to provide community health services for the county.
Costs will begin at $130,000 in the first year, and raise by $10,000 increments over the five years to $170,000 in the fifth year. The agreement comes on the heels of a three-year agreement at $100,000 each year between the medical center and Shelby County.
Providing the services at that rate created a situation where the hospital was subsidizing the program anywhere from $50,000-$66,000 annually, and the county has agreed to increase its funding levels to more closely match the cost of service, officials said.