NEGAUNEE, MI-- Bell Hospital is closing its assisted living facility.
Officials say they’ve received a tentative offer on the Woodland Senior Living Community, which currently accommodates only 13 people. Bell Vice-President of Organizational Development Ruth Solinski says residents were given a 45-day notice last week, and although the sale is tentative, officials are confident it will go through.
Bell has signed a letter of intent to be acquired by Duke LifePoint, which owns Marquette General Hospital and is in the process of acquiring other U.P. hospitals.
Solinski says several buyers have been interested in the woodland property over the years. She says the purchase has nothing to do with the LifePoint sale, noting Woodland is operating at only 50-percent capacity.
The identity of the buyer will not be released until the sale is finalized.
