The COVID pandemic has had a huge impact on the budget for the Laclede County Health Department

The COVID pandemic has had a huge impact on the budget for the Laclede County Health Department. Laclede County Health Department Administrator, Charla Baker, says many of the expenses that the department has incurred have not been reimbursed by any program on the federal, state, or county level………..

Pandemic-related expenses incurred by the Laclede County Health Department have surpassed a half-million dollars. The Laclede County Health Department was set to approve the Fiscal Year 2022 budget during Thursday night’s meeting. Baker says many health departments across the state are struggling with pandemic-related expenses.