Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health and Clinton County agreed to a five-year contract naming IU Health the new operator of Frankfort (Ind.) Hospital, effective June 1, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal.
Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health, which operated the hospital for the last two decades, decided not to renew its lease, which ends in May.
Under the terms of the agreement, IU Health will receive all revenue from the hospital and will pay the county $1 million annually in rent. Health system officials agreed to keep all 108 employees at the Frankfort facility.
IU Health also agreed to make a substantial investment in the hospital's EHR system and other IT modifications. Improvements may cost as much as $6.5 million, according to the article.