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Closing a hospital hurts. In Fort Scott, Kansas, no one was a bigger symbol for that loss or bigger target for the towns anger than hospital president Reta Baker. Baker was at the helm when the hospital doors closed.
I don't even like going out in the community anymore, because I get confronted all the time, Baker said. Someone confronted me at Walmart. You know How could you let this happen?
The closure put Baker at bitter odds with City Manager Dave Martin, who some in town call the Little Trump of Fort Scott. Martin said his town wasnt given the chance to keep the hospital open.
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