Katy Hospital sells Friday
A matter of only weeks after one suitor stepped away from buying the Katy Hospital, another stepped in.
This sale was finalized on Friday and Michael Heidelbach is the new owner of the former railroad hospital, the clinic and the former home on the property at 412 Katy.
The hospital, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, was first opened in 1922 to serve Katy Railroad employees and their families.
The hospital closed in April 1985, although the Katy Clinic connected to the hospital in 1967 continued to operate through 2009.
The future of the hospital property has been discussed for decades and Labette Health has spent thousands of dollars over that time repairing or maintaining the facilities, according to Sun archives.
The general discussion has been about converting the building or buildings into housing, possibly apartments.
CRH Properties based in Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, was going to buy the property for $50,548. CRH decided against the purchase.
On Friday, Labette County commissioners signed a warranty deed (guarantees clear title to the buyer) to transfer the county owned property to Heidelbach. The purchase price was $60,000. Commission Chairman Vince Schibi attended the closing on Friday afternoon.
“It’s been a long time coming. I hope it works well. I hope they repurpose that property where it’s an asset to the county and the city of Parsons,” Schibi said Friday.
