COLONY — If all goes as planned, Colony will have a medical presence in town before long.
Anderson County Hospital CEO Dennis A. Hachenberg confirmed to the Register the hospital plans to open a rural health clinic in Colony.
“The clinic, Family Care Center South, will be in downtown Colony and will be staffed by providers from Anderson County Hospital Family Care Center in Garnett,” Hachenberg said.
Start date for the clinic has not been set, but “we plan to have an official announcement in the near future,” he said.
A mobile building has been situated in downtown Colony for the clinic. The hurdle of consequence is approval of an application for the clinic through Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Dr. Tommy Osborne practiced in Colony for many years and was succeeded by Dr. Frank Porter, who more recently joined The Family Physicians in Iola.
Rural clinic in the works
