Boone HealthWednesday, November 11
Boone County commissioners will vote Thursday on the Boone Health sale
The Daily Columbia team
If you work at Boone Health, or know someone who does, here's where the sale stands. Boone County commissioners heard the first reading Tuesday, and CEO Brady DuBois told them the new partner intends to keep the system's approximately 2,300 employees. The partner would pay $36 million to pay off bonds the trustees took out, and Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick said the county won't see any of it.
The sale would pay off bonds and keep jobs
- $36 million
- the partner would pay, to retire bonds
- 2,300
- employees the partner intends to keep
- 16
- beds in the emergency room, per ABC17
- Pay: staff in good standing could stay at the same rate if approved
- Services: DuBois says the partner has no plans to cut them
- ER: the partnership would let Boone Health expand it
Kendrick said Boone Health can't legally move forward until commissioners approve. On Thursday he wants assurances this will be "a viable, strong hospital system into the future." Representatives of the proposed partner will be there to answer questions.
Commissioners vote two days after the first reading
- Nov. 10Commissioners heard the first reading of the Boone Health sale
- Nov. 12Commissioners are scheduled to hold the second reading and vote at 1:30 p.m.
- Nov. 12Boone Health will announce its new partner Thursday afternoon