CONTACT: Matt Boever at 402-471-2929 or mboever@leg.ne.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Speaker Flood Comments on Kearney Hospital Dispute

LINCOLN, NEB. (April 28, 2010)—Sen. Mike Flood of Norfolk, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature, issued the following statement regarding the Kearney hospital dispute:

“I’m extremely disappointed Good Samaritan Hospital and the physicians representing the proposed Kearney Regional Medical Center are unable to move forward with a one-hospital solution. Our Easter weekend discussions sent everyone home with an expectation that the two sides would work through their differences and find common ground on the specific issues. I remain convinced that, left unresolved, two separately owned hospitals in Kearney may well diminish access to all of the health services currently available in central Nebraska. This remains a Kearney issue and deserves a Kearney solution. I intend to visit with my colleagues in the Legislature and Kearney community leaders before making any further comment.”

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