Stormont Vail Health has announced that Rep. Jake LaTurner visited with Stormont Vail leadership Wednesday at Geary Community Hospital to learn about future plans of the Junction City hospital. The Congressman met with Dr. Rob Kenagy, Tracy O’Rourke and Deb Yocum of Stormont Vail and Margaret Grismer, Geary Community Hospital. A tour of the hospital followed with Alex Tyson and Keith Ascher, Geary County Commissioners, and Tami Robison, the county finance manager.
Stormont Vail is managing the hospital until the end of the year, when it will fully takeover operations and integrate the hospital and rural health clinic into the Stormont Vail system. Stormont Vail has been working in partnership with Geary County, the hospital’s board of trustees and the county Public Building Commission to transition and stabilize the Junction City healthcare organization to ensure healthcare for the community in the future.