Hospital nears deal with St. Luke’s

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June 26, 2019 - 11:00 AM

Months of speculation came to an end Tuesday as Allen County Regional Hospital?s Board of Trustees essentially agreed to lease the hospital to Saint Luke?s Health System of Kansas City.

A contract has not been finalized, but the board signed a ?memorandum of understanding? to lease the hospital to Saint Luke?s and directed the county?s attorney to notify Hospital Corporation of America of its intent to terminate the current management contract.

The positive reputation of Saint Luke?s and its experience with rural critical access hospitals, including nearby Anderson County Hospital at Garnett, as well as Saint Luke?s willingness to help pay the county?s debt for the building convinced the board to make the management change, ACRH Board Chairman Loren Korte said. 

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