Allen County commissioners approved putting a sales tax extension that supports Allen County Regional Hospital on the ballot this November. The quarter-cent sales tax comes before voters for renewal every five years.
Established in 2010, the county-wide sales tax initially helped fund construction of the new hospital on North Kentucky Street. Since then, the sales tax has paid for improvements to the hospital and the Medical Arts Building at 826 E. Madison Avenue in Iola.
In July 2020, the hospital was leased to Saint Luke’s Health System. As part of the agreement,…
