EACC to become a wing of the hospital Oct. 1

CEO/CFO Gary Bostrom announced the official change of the East Adams Care Center from a long-term care facility into a wing of the hospital during the monthly meeting of the Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners meeting on July 28.

Bostrom explained the EACC facility will be converted into hospital rooms as of Oct. 1. During the temporary closure for the conversion, all intermediate swing bed patients will be accepted through the hospital.

After the conversion, the facility will be comprised of 20 beds in private rooms for patients. The facility will be able to adm...