Every minute matters during an emergency. So when officials with Saint Luke’s Health System took over Allen County Regional Hospital, they were concerned that so many local residents chose to seek care — especially emergency…

Some doctors enjoy working in a small town, where they can develop more personal relationships with their patients. Some doctors specialize in a particular field, focusing their time and attention on a specific goal. Some…

A health clinic at Moran will close next month. The Allen County Regional Hospital and Saint Luke’s Health System announced the clinic’s closing on Thursday, although patients were notified in a letter earlier this month.…

A gazebo at Allen County Regional Hospital has been moved to a new location along a walking trail built around the hospital grounds. The trail was built by Thrive Allen County for patients, staff and…

A group tasked with overseeing the county’s health facilities got their first look at a remodel project at Allen County Regional Hospital. The hospital facilities board took a tour of the construction site at the…

The head of hospitals in Iola and Garnett has resigned. Elmore Patterson, who has served as administrator of the Allen County Regional Hospital since the switch to a lease with Saint Luke’s Health System in…

Iola Rotarians used their meeting Thursday to sort medical equipment and supplies donated by Allen County Regional Hospital. Some of it will find its way to the front lines of Ukraine. Since Russia invaded Ukraine…

A group tasked with taking care of Allen County’s hospital facilities approved two major remodel projects, even though the $1.6 million total cost was about 50% more than expected. One project will convert the former…

Two separate remodel efforts for county-owned health care facilities might need to share a contractor, as local construction companies appear too busy to meet a tight schedule. A hospital facilities board, which oversees maintenance and…

As Mary Kay Heard tells it, “I was a nobody,” for much of her life.    That’s when you want to shake her by the shoulders and say it’s because of people like her and…