Geary Community Hospital officials are trying to move quickly to get temporary assistance to fill the gap left by the recent arrest of orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Allan D. Holiday Jr., on suspicion of Aggravated Sexual Battery.    The arrest occurred July 30 after police said they received a complaint in a case involving a 16-year old juvenile on July 26.

Holiday has been a practicing physician at Geary Community Hospital as an orthopedic sureon with Flint Hills Orthopedic / Sports Medicine.

On Monday, The CEO at Geary Community Hospital, Dr. Joseph Stratton said hospital officials are trying to get temporary assistance in to help on the clinic side for people needing diagnosis or ongoing care. “Some chronic care, if you will. So we’re in the process of doing that. We’re hoping that in the next week or less that we’ll be able to have a physician on site, an orthopedic specialist that’ll be able to help us.”  Stratton added, “We’re working on that, not knowing what goes on for the next day to week with this case. We are trying to find some help as best we can to serve the patients and families.”

Stratton stated they have two candidates that they began to talk to on Monday.

He reported to the Geary County Commission on Monday that Holiday is on a 14-day  suspension, which is per the medical staff bylaws at the Hospital. “Every hospital has those, and so you move through whatever the process offers, if you have to continue to suspend or not. I think some of that’s dependent on the process of the legal system.”

Holiday has been an important revenue producer for the Hospital in his role as orthopedic surgeon.

The next step in the court process is a status check for Holiday on Thursday morning ( Aug. 6 ) in Geary County District Court.