The Covid-19 pandemic is still causing pain with local hospitals as far as losses that they incurred for treating patients that used their services if they were hospitalized for Covid-19. Washington County Commissioners approved two measures on Thursday to help both the Washington Health System and Penn Highlands Mon Valley recoup some of those losses. Commissioners approved one measure to allocate more than $4 million to the Washington Health System. They then passed a second measure to allocate nearly $2 million to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. Both of those allocations will come from federal American Rescue Plan Act funds received by the county. Commissioner Diana Irey-Vaughn stated that the commissioners realize “that it is critical to our community to do what we can to ensure that our community hospitals remain standing and providing care.”