tcastelaz@ironmountaindailynews.com DICKINSON COUNTY HEALTHCARE System had a news conference Thursday after securing a $16.9 million Rural Development loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The money will be used to refinance debt and acquire new equipment, hospital officials said. From left are Margaret Minerick, DCHS board chair; Chuck Nelson, DCHS president and CEO; Brian Donahue, DCHS chief financial officer; and Dr. Maryam Hamidi, radiation oncologist. (Terri Castelaz/Daily News photo) CHUCK NELSON, CEO of Dickinson County Healthcare System, speaks at a news conference Thursday after the Iron Mountain hospital secured a $16.9 million Rural Development loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Terri Castelaz/Daily News photo)