The Gainesville Hospital District Board of Directors are now landlords.

Effective Saturday, Dec. 1, North Texas Medical Center is leased to and operated by Gainesville Community Hospital through an agreement between Plano-based Community Hospital Corp. and the Gainesville Hospital District.

NTMC spokeswoman Kristi Rigsby said the hospital is not changing its name as part of the transition and will remain NTMC.

Community Hospital Corp. formed GCH as part of what hospital district officials are calling a “joint venture” to help keep NTMC a viable hospital.

Read the full article in the Gainesville Daily Register, Nov. 30, 2018.