Directors of the Dawson County Hospital District are expected to approve a budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year when they meet Thursday evening.That meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. in the community room at Medical Arts Hospital.Hospital officials have proposed a balanced budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, with total revenue estimated at about $43.6 million. That is offset by operating expenses, contractual allowances, bad debt, payments on bonded indebtedness, and other figures.As part of the consent agenda, which can be handled with a single vote, the board is slated to consider approval of a list ...