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Iredell Health System says buying Davis hospital protected jobs, outlines behavioral‑health and residency plans
Summary
John Green, president and CEO of Iredell Health System, told the Iredell County Board of Commissioners the system purchased Davis hospital to prevent an imminent closure, protecting about 100 jobs, and described steps to expand behavioral‑health follow‑up care, pursue a psychiatry residency, and reinvest in local services.
John Green, president and CEO of Iredell Health System, told the Iredell County Board of Commissioners that his nonprofit bought Davis hospital after its prior owner signaled an imminent closure, a move he said protected about 100 jobs and preserved roughly 12,000 patient days.
Green said the board moved quickly to complete the sale within a 90‑day window set by the seller and accepted early losses to keep behavioral‑health services in the community. “As a local nonprofit, we took the risk on to say it's gonna be our job to take that and we know we're gonna lose money in the first year,” he said. “But it's the right thing to do.”
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