Nebraska’s Beatrice State Developmental Center Names Koch As New Head

Circle Connections: New Talent Delvin Koch started work three decades ago providing hands-on care and training to residents of the Beatrice State Developmental Center. Wednesday, the veteran employee was named the new head of the century-old state institution. Koch, 51, takes over an institution that has suffered through several years of troubles. They include losing federal Medicaid funding because of continuing problems with abuse and the quality of care and being put under U.S. Department of Justice oversight. The center regained its Medicaid certification and funding over the past year, only to have five employees charged with . . .