Monday, August 13, 2012

West Liberty ARH Hospital Reopens

{West Liberty, Kentucky}...ARH Hospital in West Liberty celebrated its grand reopening with a ribbon cutting Monday morning after $4 million in repairs were made following the March 2nd tornado. The hospital sustained extensive damage when the second floor windows of the hospital were blown out, the roof was damaged, exterior doors were torn off their hinges, and cars were demolished in the parking lot, but the hospital emergency room never closed and operated for a period of time on emergency power and heat through generators. Following the ceremony, Morgan County ARH hosted a Back to School Bash from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. where local school children received free school supplies, free food, entertainment and the opportunity to win giveaways. The school supplies were donated by employees of UK Chandler Hospital, Kentucky Children's Hospital, UK Good Samaritan Hospital and several other areas of UK HealthCare.