CITIZENS VOICE / AP: The state Supreme Court has ordered a halt to a plan by Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration to close nearly half of Pennsylvania’s 60 community health centers until the justices can hear a lawsuit challenging it.
The high court’s order, issued Wednesday, reversed a lower court decision on the request for an injunction and asked for a speedy hearing of the case….
Department of Health officials insist they can do a better job treating public health problems by making community health nurses more mobile. However, agency employees warn that the detection and prevention of outbreaks of communicable diseases would be slower, particularly in rural areas. The plan would keep 34 health centers and eliminate the positions of 26 nurses. A Health Department spokeswoman had no immediate comment Thursday…. (more)
