The hospital board and Morrow County Commissioners agreed to drop legal action in exchange for the creation of a seven-member citizens review panel. The Marrow County Health Initiative Citizens Advisory Group will make future recommendations to the hospital board and commissioners, but won’t have any decision-making authority.
Pending litigation centered around accusations of failure to follow open meetings and public record requests, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
Mount Gilead, Ohio-based Morrow County Hospital is a county-owned hospital.
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