Tag: hospital

Officials with Allen County Regional Hospital continue to play a waiting game when it comes to two major topics: a lease to Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City and the return of mammography services,…

AdventHealth will take over operation of Ransom Memorial Health, a 44-bed acute-care hospital in Ottawa, Kansas, the Florida-based health system announced on Wednesday. Ransom Memorial will be renamed AdventHealth Ottawa. It joins other members of…

DERBY, Kan. (AP) — A new hospital will open soon in the Wichita suburb of Derby. The Wichita Eagle reports that the $40 million Rock Regional Hospital is part of a new 15-acre medical campus.…

OSWEGO, Kan. (AP) — The hospital in Oswego is closing immediately, in part because it doesn’t have enough money to pay employees. The board of directors of Oswego Community Hospital announced the decision Thursday. The…

The state of Allen County Regional Hospital remains “very solid,” its chief executive officer Tony Thompson told Iola City Council members Monday. Thompson was joined by other hospital officials to brief the city on the…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A moose wandered into a hospital building in Alaska’s largest city and chowed down on some plants in the lobby as workers watched the massive animal in awe. When a patient…

A decision on the future management of Allen County Regional Hospital still could come by the end of the year, despite a lengthy debate about whether it’s appropriate to make such a critical decision during…

A hospital committee expects to take steps toward the launch of a fundraising campaign for a clinic on the grounds of Allen County Regional Hospital. Adding a clinic to hospital grounds has long been a…

While traveling through northern Missouri a few months ago, Terry Sparks made an impromptu visit to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. As a trustee for Allen County Regional Hospital, Sparks knew it was studying its…

The imminent closing of Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott brings a sobering reminder of the challenges facing hospitals in southeast Kansas. ?It?s scary. It?s really heartbreaking for their employees and their community,? Patti Boyd, Allen…