PERRYVILLE – The Perry County Commission Tuesday released the following statement concerning the Perry County Memorial Hospital Board affiliation process.
“The current lease related to the facilities of Perry County Memorial Hospital is effective through June 1, 2028 and to the best of our knowledge any amendments, modifications, alterations or terminations of that agreement between the Perry County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees and Perry County Health Systems requires the approval of the Perry County Commission.
“The Perry County Commission’s top priorities related to the services of Perry County Memorial Hospital is ensuring the ongoing delivery of quality healthcare services in Perry County for our residents, protecting the jobs at Perry County Memorial Hospital and throughout the community and ensuring that any process affecting Perry County Memorial Hospital is transparent and one that provides our citizens an opportunity to give input and ask questions about the future of the county’s hospital and healthcare system.
Perry County Commission
Also yesterday, the county commission released a letter it had sent to the Perry County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees and Perry County Health Systems Board of Directors.