MercyOne officials do not foresee a scenario where the company fails to move forward with plans to replace Cedar Falls’ hospital, now more than 100 years old, with a new facility in the not-too-distant future.
Ryan Meyer, MercyOne Northeast Iowa chief operating officer, reaffirmed that the project is a “top priority” for the company in Iowa, but that planning is “on pause” for the new hospital on 50 acres it owns.
Jack Dusenbery, the former MercyOne Northeast Iowa president who recently retired and had championed the estimated $100 million project, anticipated several years ago that a new hospital would be constructed during 2017 and 2018, opening by 2019, The Courier reports. Read more.
