EP Health passes $63 million budget for 2025

Hospital board authorizes a 4% market and merit-based salary increase for staffStory by Suzy BlackhurstThirty minutes was all it took to reject two objections made by the Estes Valley Voice and pass the 2025 Estes Park Health’s $63 million budget Friday morning.The special session of the EPH Board of Directors was called so the board would have time to consider the objections prior to adopting pertinent legal documents associated necessary to conduct business in the coming year. At least 13 members of the public attended the meeting virtually, although 20 had registered to attend.Comments about the proposed breast imaging center made by resident Gerald Mayo at the Dec. 11 meeting received the majority of comments during the Friday morning session.Cost for remodeling the imaging area of Estes Park Health is estimated to be $450,000, an amount authorized during the Dec. 3 special meeting. EPH anticipates $200,000 of that amount will be donated by the Estes Park Health Foundation. During Wednesday’s regular board meeting Mayo had suggested that a door lock could solve a stated issue of patients needing privacy for less money than $450,000.Thirty minutes was all it took to reject two objections made by the Estes Valley Voice and pass the 2025 Estes Park Health’s $63 million budget Friday morning.The special session of the EPH Board of Directors was called so the board would have time to consider the objections prior to adopting pertinent legal documents associated necessary to conduct business in the coming year. At least 13 members of the public attended the meeting virtually, although 20 had registered to attend.Comments about the proposed breast imaging center made by resident Gerald Mayo at the Dec. 11 meeting received the majority of comments during the Friday morning session.Cost for remodeling the imaging area of Estes Park Health is estimated to be $450,000, an amount authorized during the Dec. 3 special meeting. EPH anticipates $200,000 of that amount will be donated by the Estes Park Health Foundation. During Wednesday’s regular board meeting, Mayo had suggested that a door lock could solve a stated issue of patients needing privacy for less money than $450,000.Visit Estesvalleyvoice.com