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Kearney County Health Services is taking the first steps toward a potential new hospital and clinic facility in Minden, with plans focused on several key priorities for the future of healthcare in our community:

• Expand local healthcare with the space and infrastructure needed to grow services.
• Recruit and retain outstanding providers to care for our community.
• Keep patients closer to home and near their families.
• Prepare for the future by meeting the changing healthcare needs of rural Nebraska for decades to come.
• Remain fiscally responsible throughout the planning and construction process.
• No local bond issue is currently planned to fund construction of the hospital.

KCHS has a land purchase agreement in place for a potential 10-acre site south of the Minden golf course, pending completion of a successful site survey currently underway with Miller & Associates. If the survey is successful, the next steps would include cleanup and preparation of the site.

Planning and design are also moving forward with HFG Architecture. In addition, following a competitive selection process, the KCHS Board of Trustees has selected Sampson Construction to serve as Construction Manager for the project. The Board received seven proposals, narrowed the field to three firms and conducted interviews before selecting Sampson Construction.

While significant planning, review and approvals remain ahead, these steps represent continued progress toward a facility designed to meet the healthcare needs of Kearney County for decades to come.

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