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ST. MARY'S COUNTY
Credit Union Suspends No-Hat Policy
Navy Federal Credit Union has told employees to stop enforcing its "no hats, hoods or sunglasses" security policy while officials decide how it can be applied fairly, according to an internal memo obtained by The Washington Post.
The memo tells employees not to approach anyone wearing a hat, hood or sunglasses, but also not to take down the signs prohibiting such items. Tom Lyons, senior vice president of security for Navy Federal, said the new instructions will give credit union officials time to determine what additional training is needed to ensure the policy is enforced consistently. He said the memo is not an indication that the policy, implemented in December to stem robbery and identity theft, will be abandoned.
The memo was issued days after employees at a Navy Federal in St. Mary's County asked a Muslim wearing a head scarf to leave the line and conduct her business in a back room. Lyons said those employees' actions were inappropriate because the woman was clearly identifiable.
-- Matt Zapotosky
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
Hospital Authority Reports Buyer Interest
The Prince George's Hospital Authority reported yesterday that nine health-care companies have expressed interest in buying one or more of the facilities that make up the county's hospital system. The authority was created by the legislature last year to sell the system, now owned by the county and operated by the not-for-profit Dimensions Health.
The authority is asking the legislature to approve a bill that would give it more time to complete its work and allow it to break up the system and sell it to more than one entity, but complete the sales simultaneously.
The county and state have each pledged $12 million this year to prop up the system during its sale and to offer as much as $174 million in capital and operating costs to new owners. The system, which serves about 180,000 patients a year, includes the Prince George's Hospital Center in Cheverly, Laurel Regional Hospital, the Bowie Health Campus and two nursing facilities.
