Mercy finalizes deal to operate 17th critical access hospital

St. Louis-based Mercy has finalized a lease agreement to operate and manage the county-owned Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville, Mo., effective Oct. 1. 

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Under the agreement, Perry County Memorial will be renamed Mercy Hospital Perry and will transition to an Epic EHR system, an investment totaling $6.5 million, according to a Sept. 14 news release from Mercy. 

Perry County Memorial is the 17th critical access hospital that Mercy operates as the owner or through a lease agreement.

As stated in March during the initial announcement, Mercy intends to retain all current employees at Perry County Health System.

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