WEBSTER SPRINGS Webster County Memorial Hospital is becoming part of the Davis Health System network.
The Webster County Commission, the Webster County Building Commission, and the hospital have agreed to transition the operations of WCMH into the DHS network.
Under the arrangement, a subsidiary of DHS will lease and assume the operation of WCMH and its affiliated facilities later in 2021.
“With the move, the two hospital systems will better serve the patients and families of Webster County communities,” a Wednesday press release states. “This comes after more than two years of study, discussion, planning and negotiation.”
WCMH Board Chair Mary Ann Carpenter said the arrangement is necessary as the healthcare industry changes.