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Ratchford gets more time in current space
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Warren Ratchford (standing) addresses hospital authority lawyer Michele Madison (not pictured) while negotiating lease changes during Wednesday's meeting in Kieffer Hall at Effingham Hospital. Authority member Richard Raftner (seated left) and Effingham Hospital CEO Fran Baker-Witt (seated center) listen. - photo by Mark Lastinger/staff
SPRINGFIELD -- After further diagnosis, the Hospital Authority of Effingham County granted Effingham Medical Partners LLC more time to operate at its current location. During a joint meeting with the Effingham Hospital Inc. board Wednesday night, the authority approved a 24-month lease for Dr. Joseph Ratchford and Dr. Prakash Patel to continue practicing at 449 Ga. Hwy 119 South. Ratchford is making plans for a new office on Hwy 21 near the Clarence Morgan Complex but it won't be ready until 2019.