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The Wyandotte News Herald
Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan
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City hospital board member Macomber raises alarms over near-bankruptcy despite prior reserves, citing uncollected bills, wage hike requests, and pension costs. Post-Harris deal, X-ray technician demands contract and defense from newspaper claims, but board privately concedes truth and avoids public support.
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HOSPITAL BOARD MEMBER Macomber is worried about money matters at the city-owned institution.
They are almost broke although they were left with a healthy reserve by the previous board.
Their finances are so low now they could not meet an emergency should one arise . . without borrowing money from the city.
Uncollected hospital bills may be one reason for the financial dilemma.
On top of this employees are asking for a wage increase . .. and the city would like to collect the hospital share of the pension plan . . which is getting larger each month.
Aftermath of the Harris deal is the X-ray man's demand for an immediate contract. He also wants the board to defend him against the newspaper allegations. His attorney is very much excited . .. but the board refuses to put up a public defense.
Privately. some of them admit the newspaper stories were true . . . and see no reason for sticking their own necks out in a defense of the arrangement.
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finances low, unable to meet emergencies without borrowing; board refuses public defense of x-ray man
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Hospital board member Macomber worried about depleted finances from previous healthy reserve, due to uncollected bills, employee wage increase requests, and growing hospital share of pension plan. Aftermath of Harris deal involves X-ray man's demand for immediate contract and board defense against newspaper allegations; board refuses public defense, privately admitting stories true.