Since it opened in 1976, Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital (LKH) – formerly Kosciusko Community Hospital (KCH) – has changed in many ways.
Tuesday evening, LKH marked its 50th anniversary with a celebratory open house. Giving remarks about the roots of the hospital, its present and its future was Chad Towner, LKH chief executive officer.
“We are celebrating the past, recognizing the current and also really looking for inspiration in the future,” he said, noting they weren’t just celebrating a building. “We’re actually celebrating a promise that we made to this community 50 years ago. And if you think about it, where were you on June 7, 1976? Some of you were around, some of you weren’t. On June 7, 1976, that was the first day that we opened our doors to care for a patient in this building, and things have changed so much over the years.”…