Lewis County Leaders Look into Health Care Facility

LEADERS FROM LEWIS COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND THE CITY OF HOHENWALD HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO TRY AND FIND A SOLUTION TO THE ABSENCE OF A HOSPITAL AND 24-HOUR EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN THERI COMMUNITY. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THIS PAST SPRING, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CREATED THE “24-HOUR EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE FACILITY STUDY COMMITTEE”, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS LOCAL RESIDENTS. SINCE ITS CREATION, THE COMMITTEE HAS MET REGULARLY WITH HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE COMMITTEE HAS FOUND THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE REGARDING THE OPENING OF A HOSPITAL OR A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE FACILITY IS HOW TO PAY FOR IT. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, THE COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING WITH CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS STATE REPRESENTATIVE JODY BARRETT AND STATE SENATOR JOEY HENSLEY. THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 5:30PM IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE OFFICES OF CONGRESSMAN ANDY OGLES, US SENATOR MARSHA BLACKBURN AND US SENATOR BILL HAGERTY ARE ALSO SCHEDULED TO ATTEND AS WELL AS OTHER HEALTH CARE OFFICIALS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. THE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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