Take time to listen as the hospital district considers facility issues

The future of healthcare in the area deserves a solid, collaborative discussion.

For the better part of 10 years, Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 has struggled with the aging condition of a 60-year-old hospital facility. Countless studies have been done at great expense to the district and the taxpayers supporting it.

For the most part the studies come to the same conclusion: The existing facility can be brought up to code or it can be renovated to stretch its life just a little bit longer. Both options however, require millions of dollars of investment and will only serve as a sho...