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KU Medical Teams with Ardent Health to Buy Topeka's St. Francis Hospital

By Kansas News Service
Published November 2, 2017 at 2:20 PM CDT
KU Health will provide clinical and financial resources, while Ardent Health will manage day-to-day operations of the Topeka hospital as a for-profit institution. ​(Photo credit: Madeline Fox, Kansas News Service)
KU Health will provide clinical and financial resources, while Ardent Health will manage day-to-day operations of the Topeka hospital as a for-profit institution. ​(Photo credit: Madeline Fox, Kansas News Service)

The University of Kansas Health System and Ardent Health have announced that  they have finalized the purchase of the financially struggling St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.  From the Kansas News Service, Madeline Fox has more.

 

       
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The Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect the health of Kansans and their communities. The team is based at KCUR and collaborates with public media stations and other news outlets across Kansas. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is made possible by a group of funding organizations, led by the Kansas Health Foundation. Other founders include United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Sunflower Foundation, REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
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