Most rural hospitals have fallen on hard times — but not in Atchison. Atchison General Hospital has seen a growth in the number of patients it served in recent years, and the hospital has even been planning to grow, buying the assets of a shuttered facility in Horton. But there is at least one barrier still remaining, according to assistant city manager Justin Pregont: broadband internet connectivity. While the hospital, like the city itself, is served by AT&T and Vyve Broadband, they both use one set of cables. That means if there is an outage, both the hospital and Atchison residents alike are in trouble if they’re looking to get online. And residents say they are unhappy with the customer service provided by AT&T, while fear about a lack of competition looms.
Source: Leavenworth Times
