News Release

Norton County Hospital to host its next community meeting

January 30, 2020

NORTON, Kan. – Norton County Hospital would like to invite anyone interested in learning about our local health care system to a community meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25th. The meeting will be hosted from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the basement of Prairie Land Electric Cooperative, 14935 U.S. Highway 36, Norton.

The event is the third meeting in planned regular community-wide meetings being hosted by the hospital to educate on the current status of local health care provided at the hospital and its clinic, Norton Medical Clinic, as well as allow administration and board members to answer questions posed by the public.

Gina Frack, Norton County Hospital’s CEO, plans to continue the dialogue by giving updates on the four focus areas of the hospital’s current strategic plan; those areas include Facility, Funding and Public Support, Recruitment and Retention, and Regional Needs.

The main presentation for this meeting will be provided by the hospital’s chief financial officer, Aaron Kuehn, who will cover the basics of hospital finance and what makes a rural hospital such a unique business.

If you have questions about the event on Feb. 25th, please call Norton County Hospital at 785-877-3351 and ask for Alesha Vahling. You may RSVP for this event by contacting Alesha as well. A RSVP is not required but is appreciated by Feb. 20th to plan accordingly for the event.

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