Manhattan City Commissioners have adopted a resolution supporting the issuance of bonds by the Indiana Finance Authority for Ascension Via Christi. The $1.4 billion would be for all states served with $5 million of the total targeted for the local Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. There would not be any debt for the City of Manhattan.

Commissioners learned that locally the $5 million would go for multiple projects:

--$2.5 million to update and replace the nurse call sysem

--The rest of the funding will be for a washer sterilizer, patient beds, monitoring and medical equipment including a bladder scanner designed to improve patient care and make the nurses and staff jobs easier at the hospital.

By Dewey TerrillLittle Apple PostManhattan City Commissioners have adopted a resolution supporting the issuance of bonds by the Indiana Finance Authority for Ascension Via Christi. The $1.4 billion would be for all states served with $5 million of the total targeted for the local Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. There would not be any debt for the City of Manhattan.Commissioners learned that locally the $5 million would go for multiple projects:--$2.5 million to update and replace the nurse call sysem--$1 million for a CT scanner--The rest of the funding will be for a washer sterilizer, patient beds, monitoring and medical equipment including a bladder scanner designed to improve patient care and make the nurses and staff jobs easier at the hospital.

City adopts motion pertaining to multi-state hospital improvements