It's been one year since Allen County Regional Hospital came under the umbrella of Saint Luke's Health System.

The Iola Register talked to Elmore Patterson, administrator for Allen County Regional Hospital and Anderson County Hospital, and Steve Schieber, Saint Luke's Critical Access Region CEO, about some of the big changes and challenges of the past year, especially making a shift in health care amid a global pandemic. 

Read the full Iola Register article: Big changes, challenging times

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