LARNED — Tim Keck, secretary for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, discussed the future of Larned State Hospital during a public meeting Wednesday at the Pawnee County Courthouse.“I have no intention of ... moving Larned State Hospital from Larned or privatizing Larned State Hospital,” he said. “We need to keep the hospital here to make it better.”Keck said the purpose of the meeting was to strengthen the relationship between LSH, the largest psychiatric facility in the state, and the community, which extends beyond Pawnee County.At present, there are 924.5 employee positions at LSH but only 742 of those are filled, Keck said. It’s been hard to fill positions and keep employees when people have to work as much as 80 hours a week, he added.Keck and Bill Rein, who became the latest LSH superintendent in June, said loyal employees were being taken for granted, a situation that is slowing changing.“The main thing was people weren’t feeling respected,” Keck said.“Things are getting better,” he said.