Samaritan Health announced Thursday, April 28, that it has purchased Teen Challenge’s substance abuse treatment facility in Lebanon and hired Teen Challenge’s inpatient treatment program director.
The move follows an announcement in January that Samaritan planned to close down Wiley Creek Community’s assisted living facility in Sweet Home and convert it to an inpatient substance abuse treatment center.
After two public meetings with outraged local citizens, Samaritan officials announced that they were reversing course and…