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Portage County's ad hoc committee recommended Gateway Healthcare LLC as the potential buyer for the county-owned Health Care Center.

The recommendation follows a "controlled marketing" strategy that limited the number of potential buyers.

Gateway, a subsidiary of Ensign Group, recently acquired another Wisconsin skilled nursing facility.

Public comment at the meeting reflected community support for retaining county ownership of the facility.

STEVENS POINT – An ad hoc committee of the Portage County Board met Aug. 26 to complete work on its charge to help choose a potential buyer for the Portage County Health Care Center.

The committee unanimously recommended Gateway Healthcare LLC, a Wisconsin-based subsidiary of San Juan Capistrano, California-based Ensign

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