CHILLICOTHE, MO — City and hospital dignitaries were joined by approximately 300 people to witness a ceremonial ground-breaking on Aug. 1, 2012, for a new Hedrick Medical Center. The development is hailed as the biggest moment in Chillicothe history.
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The day marked the start of a new venture between the city and Saint Luke’s Health System, which has leased the city-owned Hedrick Medical Center since 2003. The partnership will result in a $41 million hospital and medical office building being built solely through trust funds and foundation donations, as well as past and future lease payments made to the city by Saint Luke’s Health System. No tax dollars are being used for this project.
The ceremony took place in the open field southeast of the Hwy. 65 and Mohawk Road intersection.
Contributions were made by the Mervyn W. Jenkins Foundation, Joe and Lenore Lambert Foundation, Minnie B. Hedrick Foundation, Joe H. Lambert Trust, Eugene Mansfield Trust, and Buel S. Williams Trust. Following the ceremony, the crowd moved to the Green Hills Golf Course clubhouse for a reception. There, hospital staff shared details about various facets of the new hospital complex.