On Wednesday Kansas Governor Laura Kelly toured the new emergency department in Sumner County. The hospital doors were closed for nearly a year. Now, part of the building is back open for business. “It’s a God send. We’re a small community, and we have a lot of old people and it’s all about health, safety and welfare, that’s what it’s about, making it work,” says Jim Valentine, Wellington mayor. The hospital in Wellington closed several months ago, leaving people in the community worried about immediate medical care. So the city partnered with Ascension Via Christi to bring an emergency room back to the county. “It’s a huge relief for our community having an ED, or emergency services immediately available without having to make that transport for every one of our EMS calls to Wichita, it will be an immense benefit for the city,” says Shane Shields, Wellington city manager.
Source: KAKE – News
