Cumberland contracts for reuse of old hospital

Posted: 2:16 pm Fri, November 27, 2009
By Associated Press

The city of Cumberland has contracted with a Frederick-based developer to find tenants for the vacant Memorial Hospital building.

The mayor and City Council on Tuesday authorized Ridgecrest Investments Inc. to manage the property for 10 years.

Ridgecrest official John Laughlin says he anticipates filling the building with a variety of medical and non-medical tenants.

The deal came four days after the opening of the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, which merged the operations of city-owned Memorial Hospital and privately owned Sacred Heart.