The move of Geary Community Hospital operations under Stormont Vail Health is effective New Year's Day. This past week county and officials from both hospitals met to iron out the remaining role of the Geary Community Hospital Board of Trustees and some contracts, explained Geary County Commission Chair Alex Tyson. "We have some low hanging fruit in terms of contracts that need to be negotiated, terminated and finished, and cut out. "
Commissioner Trish Giordano noted that the GCH Board of Trustees will remain in existence until all of the contracts are worked out. Stormont Vail will have an initial five-year lease which could go much longer in the future. The building will still be owned by the county.
The campus will be Stormont Vail - Flint Hills Campus and there will be a ribbon cutting on Tuesday at noon.