FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Freeman Health Systems is finding that renovation projects can take a little more time than expected. In a news release, Tuesday, officials with Freeman said that while the ongoing renovation of Freeman Fort Scott Hospital is “progressing smoothly,” opening of the facility won’t take place until this fall, instead of this spring. “To be certain we address all elements to bring our leased area up to current code, we are finding that there are some improvements needed that have timelines not within our control,” said Renee Denton, Freeman Neosho Hospital’s chief operating officer.