CHC/SEK not pursuing "medical mall" option

The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC/SEK) Board of Directors took no action Jan. 16 toward establishing a “medical mall” within the former Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. Prior to finalizing plans for the construction of a new primary care clinic, CHC/SEK had spent the past month assessing the feasibility of remaining in the existing building.

“It was our goal,” said CHC/SEK CEO Krista Postai, “to see if we could recruit enough occupants to cover the cost of repurposing the former hospital built in 2002 at the cost of $30 million.”

See Saturday's print or online edition for the complete news release issued by CHC/SEK.