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Doctors Plan Second Hospital in Grand Islan

Medical-ChartGRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A group of doctors wants to open a second hospital in Grand Island and says that it’ll take at least two years to build and have it operational.

Dr. Molly Johnson says that CHI Health isn’t giving enough consideration to physicians’ concerns and local needs. Because CHI Health St. Francis is part of a larger network, she says some physicians fear that part of its financial success might be used to support another hospital in the network.

Johnson says the group wants to help keep health care resources in the community by adding a second hospital.

The president of CHI Health St. Francis wasn’t immediately available for comment. Attempts by the newspaper to reach a CHI Health official for comment weren’t successful.

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