Ransdell, WKU announce privatized Health Services in response to potential budget cuts - Shelby Rogers, WKU Herald

University officials have decided to privatize WKU Health Services in response to another $1.5 million loss and snowballing budget troubles. “First, we can achieve a net savings of more than $1 million to apply to our campus-wide budget cut that will reduce the amount of the cut for each division of the university,” President Gary Ransdell said in the email sent last Thursday. “Secondly, we want to give private sector medical providers the opportunity to show us how they might operate our Health Services program in a more efficient manner, and provide enhanced services to faculty, staff, students, and perhaps even the general public.” http://wkuherald.com/news/article_5283a6aa-b3a9-11e3-b77e-0017a43b2370.html