EVENTS AND NOTICES
Open House Scheduled for Dr. Bella on January 31st.
Moore County Adult Medicine will be holding an open house on Tuesday, January 31st to welcome Dr. Gasim Bella, Internist to the Moore County community.
The open house will be from 11:00am until 1:00pm at the Moore County Adult Medicine clinic located at 224 South Bliss. The event will be come and go where the community is welcome to meet and visit with Dr. Bella, tour the clinic, and enjoy refreshments and giveaways.
For more information on Dr. Bella's clinic visit his website by clicking the link below.
Notice of Meeting of MCHD Board of Directors
The MCHD Board of Directors will meet in regular session on Wednesday, January 25th, at 1:00pm in the Boardroom located at 224 E. 2nd Street, Dumas, TX 79029.
The meeting agenda is available at the link below.
MCHD Welcomes Dr. Gasim Bella
Gasim Bella, Internist, has opened his new practice at Moore County Adult Medicine, providing Internal Medicine to adults aged 18 and up in the Moore County community.
Dr. Bella has provided care at both Moore County Hospital District in Dumas and Baptist Saint Anthony's in Amarillo.
Dr. Bella is currently accepting patients. For more information, visit the Moore County Adult Medicine website at the link below.
MCHD Welcomes Dr. Renee Riley
Renee Riley, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, joins the staff of Moore County Bone and Joint, providing orthopedic services to the Moore County area.
Dr. Riley joins Moore County Bone & Joint from the 100-bed Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington, GA .
Dr. Riley is currently accepting patients. For more information, visit the Moore County Bone & Joint website.
DEA Issues Warning on Colorful Fentanyl
The Drug Enforcement Administration is advising the public of an alarming emerging trend of colorful fentanyl available across the United States.
Since August 2022, DEA and our law enforcement partners seized brightly-colored fentanyl and fentanyl pills in 26 states. Dubbed “rainbow fentanyl” in the media, this trend appears to be a new method used by drug cartels to sell highly addictive and potentially deadly fentanyl made to look like candy to children and young people.
View the full article below.
MCHD Notice of Tax Rate
The MCHD Board of Directors voted on September 28, 2022 and approved a reduction of the tax rate from prior year from 0.246770/$100 of value in 2021 to 0.228680/$100 value in 2022. This was a 7.3% decrease in the tax rate from prior year.
Average Homestead taxable value increased from the prior year from 128,637 in 2021 to 143,228 in 2022, which was a 11.34% increase
Tax on average homestead increased from the prior year from 317 in 2021 to 327 in 2022, which was a 3.15% increase.
Total tax levy on all properties increased from prior year from 5,935,395 in 2021 to 6,871513 in 2022, which was a 15.77% increase.
As such;
Moore County Hospital District adopted a tax rate (0.228680/$100 value) that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year’s tax rate. the tax rate will effectively be raised by 15.42% and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $30.57.
The definition of Maintenance and Operations for the Hospital District include indigent and charity care. The recent construction and renovation was not funded by tax revenue.