LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - University Medical Center is asking Lubbock County commissioners to reevaluate how inmate health care is funded, as costs tied to the Lubbock County Detention Center continue to rise.

UMC CEO Mark Funderburk presented the hospital's financial outlook to commissioners during their regular meeting on Monday, proposing the county adopt a no-new-revenue tax rate for the hospital district, while calling for a fresh look at how correctional health care costs are shared.'No margin, no mission'Funderburk told commissioners the hospital's operating margin is on track to reach zero this year."This is, honestly, the lowest margin we've had in the last two to three decades," Funderburk said.

Funderburk says that excludes 2024, when the ransomware attack hit the hospital.