In recent months, both the Platte Valley Healthcare Project (PVHP) and Memorial Hospital of Carbon County (MHCC) continue to pursue their plans of expanding healthcare in the Valley. Many of those discussions have taken place in the council chambers of the Town of Saratoga. While the PVHP has continued its pursuit of a critical access hospital, MHCC announced their intentions over the summer of establishing a clinic in Saratoga.

During the Nov. 19 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, both organizations provided updates to the governing body and made requests of the council. In both cases,...