Hospital’s lease to be discussed tonight | Business

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Columbus County Commissioners and officials with Columbus Regional Healthcare System will discuss the hospital lease during a meeting on Monday night.

Columbus Regional is leasing its building from the county and that lease will be up in five years. Administrators with the hospital are looking at millions of dollars worth of upgrades and would like to extend the lease.

Commissioners hope that during their negotiations healthcare officials will agree to add another commissioner to the hospital board.

Copyright 2012 WECT. All rights reserved.