Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether to increase a countywide sales tax by 1⁄4 of a cent to go toward a new Allen County Hospital.
Members of the Allen County Healthcare Committee address questions about the issue.
Q: Why do we lease our hospital now to HCA?
A: HCA took over the local hospital lease from Health Midwest of Kansas City, Mo. when it bought the Kansas City–based institution more than seven years ago. Health Midwest — parent company of Research Hospital in Kansas City — negotiated the first version of the lease with Allen County commissioners…
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