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LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A Leavenworth hospital will close this fall because of costs associated with the coronavirus, the hospital owner said. Saint Luke’s Cushing Hospital’s inpatient unit will close July 17 and the entire…

By this time next week, Allen County Regional Hospital will be under the control of the Saint Luke’s Health System. The next few days are going to wrap up the transition, culminating in a flurry…

Georgetown basketball coach and former NBA great Patrick Ewing has been released from the hospital and is recovering from COVID-19 at home, his son said Monday. The 57-year-old Hall of Famer, who played for the…

Testing for COVID-19 at Allen County Regional Hospital has adapted to ever-changing circumstances, from initial concerns about a shortage in testing supplies to restrictions on who can be tested and even to the whims of…

Allen County Regional Hospital will further tighten visitor restrictions starting Friday morning amid efforts to limit potential coronavirus exposure to staff and patients, particularly the elderly. No visitors will be allowed at the hospital with…

The first “person under investigation” for possible COVID-19 illness has prompted more restrictive precautions at Allen County Regional Hospital. No cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed in Allen County, though cases have been…

Allen County Regional Hospital has been recognized by the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) and the Kansas Department of Health for achieving one of the highest reported rates in the state for its work to protect…

Allen County Regional Hospital should come under the control of Saint Luke’s Health System by April 1. That’s the tentative start date announced by ACRH Board of Trustees Tuesday night. Hospital officials have agreed to…

One year ago this week Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott dropped a bombshell, announcing that after 132 years it would close its doors. Some say the hospital’s demise began almost as soon as its new…

Although Allen County Regional Hospital continues to keep fewer inpatients overnight it is mostly able to offset those losses in other areas, hospital trustees heard Tuesday night from Larry Peterson, chief financial officer and interim…