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JCHC COVID Projects On-Time, Under Budget
Johnson County Healthcare Center CEO Sean McCallister gave an update on the healthcare center’s COVID-19 projects to the hospital board at their meeting Wednesday night, saying the projects are on-time and under budget.
McCallister said so far the JCHC has spent about $2.5 million of the $3.8 million grant, and are anticipating expending another $380,000 by December 31st.
The projects include installing five new air-handling units to replace the existing ventilation system; renovations of the family waiting room in the acute care area; the surgery patient recovery area; and the sterilization area.
The JCHC was approved for the $3.8 million grant for the projects, funded through the State Loan and Investments Board, or SLIB, with money from the Federal CARES Act for COVID-19 capital improvements projects.
The funding must be spent by the end of 2020.
