The buyers of Decatur County’s hospital said it’s just the beginning of reopening rural hospitals in Tennessee, News Channel 5 Nashville reports.
The now failed Decatur hospital is under new management, Braden Health. It’s a company that specializes in reopening rural healthcare facilities and trying to make them profitable again.
Braden Health has already purchased three hospitals, with a fourth deal almost completed. According to Kyle Kopec, Chief Compliance Office for the company, they’re currently operating both Henderson and Houston County hospitals. Haywood County’s hospital should open in October or later, and a deal for the Decatur County hospital was reached last month. Read more.
