DERBY — A new hospital will open soon in the Wichita suburb of Derby.
The Wichita Eagle reports that the $40 million Rock Regional Hospital is part of a new 15-acre medical campus. Staff began occupying the 31-bed hospital in February. But Hospital CEO Jason Eitutis says it’s awaiting state inspections and clearance by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to start accepting patients.
A group of developers, local investors and private capital firms called Rock Medical Assets owns the for-profit hospital as well as an ambulatory center. Ascension Via Christi became a 25% owner in the hospital when it signed an agreement in late October with the group.
Dallas-based Candor Healthcare is managing the hospital’s daily operations.
