Despite a budget cut, Cherokee Health Systems isn’t turning anyone away from Knox County’s indigent care program. But its costs are mounting.
Making the Cut
In approving County Mayor Glenn Jacobs’ $853.1 million budget, commissioners supported a 30 percent reduction in the county’s indigent care program.
Emerald in the Rough
Providers plan to open a health clinic at the Emerald Youth Foundation ministry complex under construction in Lonsdale.