County suspends RFP for new healthcare facility

At their meeting on Monday, Carter County commissioners voted to suspend the request for proposals (RFP) for an operator and lessee of the new Carter County Healthcare Facility for the period commencing January 1, 2022.

The decision came "because of new information presented to the County," according to a notice provided by the county.

The RFP has been discussed heavily since the original notice was first published on July 23. On August 9th, approximately sixty concerned citizens of the county attended the commission meeting to discuss the RFP and the operation of the new hospital facility. Th...