The Dr. John Warner Hospital in Clinton continues their search for management of the city-owned hospital.

According to interim-CEO Rex McKinney, the hospital has narrowed down their search to a couple firms and he calls the Board's search "dilligent" with no imminent decision near.

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McKinney says having a management firm operate the hospital can be of great advantage for them. He explains management firms have a great deal of resources to keep up on the latest in regulations and technololgy and even access to additional programming.

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McKinney stresses the Board has no decisions made and continues to evaluate all their options. He notes they plan to keep the community informed as the evaluation process plays out.