Local mayors said Friday they’re working on contingencies to ensure rapid-response times by EMS personnel and trying to ready the local workforce for the day when OSF HealthCare restores hospital services in Peru.
PERU Ill. (WMBD) — OSF Healthcare signed a letter of intent on Friday with St. Margaret’s to purchase the shutdown Peru hospital, along with other Illinois Valley locations. The goal is for Peru to eventually have an emergency department and select other services. St. Margaret’s Peru Hospital closed in late January due to financial reasons. […]