U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran shows support with visit to Freeman Fort Scott Hospital

FORT SCOTT, Kan. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan) paid an impromptu visit to Fort Scott’s new hospital Friday morning, roughly 24 hours after the facility’s long-awaited public opening.

Calling the facility “impressive,” Moran – the long-time advocate for rural health care in Kansas – was given a brief tour of the six-bed emergency department and 10-bed acute care hospital.

During its first full day of operation, the new hospital recorded seven patients at the ED, including one patient in need of immediate cardiac intervention who was transferred to another facility.

Making certain Kansas residents have easy access to affordable, quality health care has been one of the Senator’s core beliefs. He has spoken extensively in the past about the challenges facing rural hospitals in Kansas, citing the closure of facilities across the Sunflower state.

During his visit, Moran pledged to help expedite the process concerning the hospital’s upcoming credentialing survey conducted by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officials.