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Poloncarz Concerned about Lack of County Representation on New Hospital Board

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Mark Scott

BUFFALO, NY (2007-09-26): A top county official says Erie County should have a seat at the table in the discussions that will lead to a merger between Kaleida Health and the Erie County Medical Center.

County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz says the county provides a multi-million dollar subsidy to ECMC. But he says the 14-member board that was created to oversee the merged entity has no official county representation.

Poloncarz says at the very least a county official should be allowed in the room to monitor discussions. Last week's first meeting of the governing board was closed to the public and media.

Poloncarz says he hopes there will be no further financial obligation for the county once the governing body determines what the combined entity will look like.

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