The vacancy on the Wabash General Hospital Board of Directors will stay unfilled a little longer. Hospital Board Chairman Bill Easton told county commissioners Monday that they have a candidate in mind, but are waiting to hear if it is OK with the business the candidate works for. Easton said even if it doesn’t work out, they have other quality candidates they could turn to.

Wabash General Hospital CEO Jay Purvis told county commissioners on Monday that the hospital is coming off its best financial year ever. Purvis also other service and personnel gains made by the hospital in 2017: among them Dr. Deane Smith providing colorectal services, and Brooke Ile signing on as  a nurse practitioner. He also detailed other organizational changes that took effect on March 1st, and told commissioners that the cafeteria has re-opened, and the roof project is almost complete.