WHMC gets SBA loan

COLFAX – Whitman Hospital and Medical Center was approved for a $3,303,562 Small Business Administration loan through the Paycheck Protection Program.

In a special meeting with the Commissioners of Whitman County Public Hospital District No. 3, Abby Smith, WHMC chief finance officer, presented to the hospital's board of commissioners the terms and potential risks behind the loan.

Resolution 20-02 was presented to the hospital commissioners on whether WHMC should move forward with the loan or not. The motion was approved allowing the hospital senior leadership to move forward with the loan and...