Opening date in sight for Franklin Medical Center
It's been one year since Franklin Medical Center closed its doors and county officials are optimistic the facility will soon reopen under new management.
Posted — Updated“Most of my neighbors are in their eighties or nineties and they have no place to go so I literally take them to Raleigh or wherever they need to go. Like I said, they pull up here and don’t know what to do,” Williams said.
Novant Health made the decision a year ago to close, saying services were unsustainable. That situation could change within a matter of months as county leaders say they have accepted a proposal from Duke Lifepiont.
“The hospital is opening. Now, understand there is a process that we still have to go through and that is the negotiation process with Duke Life Point as to the fine points of the services,” said Chairman Sydney Dunston.
If everything goes as planned, the hospital should reopen in four to six months.
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