County Fully Funds Hospital’s Request After Initially Keeping Grant Flat

Elected officials opted to increase Worcester County’s grant to Atlantic General Hospital this week. Despite last week’s 5-2 vote to flat fund Atlantic General, which would have provided the hospital with the same $100,000 grant it got last year, the Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday revisited the issue. A motion to increase the hospital grant to $200,000 passed 4-3. During a budget work session last week, Commissioner Chip Bertino made a motion to flat fund the hospital with a $100,000 grant.