The City of Arkansas City’s budget may soon receive a much-needed boost if the $1 million it loaned to South Central Kansas Medical Center is paid back. That might happened soon, according to city and hospital officials. The funds were used to help cover medical centers payroll expenses for April, Many and June as revenue dropped due to the coronavirus fallout. When the loan was made in early April, officials were unsure whether the hospital would be able to repay it. City Manager Randy Frazer said that he had visited with CEO Jeff Bowman last week about the possibility of repayment.
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