Saint Luke’s Health System is closing Cushing Hospital (Leavenworth, KS) on Oct. 1. “In 2019, we launched a new model for Saint Luke’s Cushing Hospital,” said Adele Ducharme, CEO of Saint Luke’s Cushing Hospital and SLHS North Region. “Our hope was that by focusing on emergency services we would set Cushing on a successful and sustainable financial path while providing the Leavenworth County community the services most essential to them.” Saint Luke’s has invested more than $20 million in Cushing Hospital during the past five years to improve services and enhance the facility. But the COVID-19 outbreak this year has had a significant financial impact on Saint Luke’s actions and has led to the closure of Cushing Hospital. Read more.