by Associated Press Published: December 10,2012
Tags: Cancer, clinic, court, crime, criminal, health, health care, oncologist, oncology, sentence
SUMMIT — A federal judge has sentenced a doctor to 20 years in prison and ordered her to repay nearly $8.2 million for fraud at a former Mississippi cancer center she ran. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III said he was “appalled” at how Dr. Meera Sachdeva treated patients at a vulnerable time of [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 12,2012
Tags: bond, clinic, credit, debt, health, health care, hospital, medical, medicine, outlook, rate, rating
HATTIESBURG — Fitch Ratings has affirmed its “A” rating on the following bonds issued on behalf of Forrest County General Hospital (Forest Health) (MS): — $70,000,000 Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority revenue bonds, series 2010; — $43,265,000 Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, series 2009. The Rating Outlook is revised to “negative” from “stable.” [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 4,2012
Tags: board of supervisor, clinic, county, elected official, funding, government, health, health care, hospital, low income, medical, medicine, public official, supervisor
GREENWOOD — Leflore County’s publicly owned hospital has been asked to give $75,000 to keep a local clinic operating through the end of the year. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the request from Leflore County supervisors must be approved by the city of Greenwood and the board of Greenwood Leflore Hospital. The clinic is one of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 30,2012
Tags: acquire, acquisition, approval, board, buy, clinic, county government, health, health care, hospital, medical, medicine, public health, purchase, sale, sell, supervisor
GREENWOOD — Leflore County supervisors have given approval to the local publicly owned hospital to buy two medical clinics. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports Greenwood Leflore Hospital wants to buy the Kosko Eye Clinic and the Greenwood Urology Clinic. Hospital Administrator Jim Jackson says the purchases also must be approved by the city of Greenwood. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 21,2012
Tags: appeal, certifiocate of need, clinic, decision, denial, health, health care, hospital, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, kidney, law, law enforcement, medical, medicine, public health, rejection, renal, ruling, state government, state law
JACKSON — In June, the Mississippi Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a 2011 law that required appeals of certificate-of-need decisions to go directly to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court said appeals from CON decisions by the Mississippi State Department of Health must go first to the appropriate lower court. In this case, that would be [...] [...]
CENTREVILLE and LIBERTY — Field Memorial Community Hospital has announced it will build a new main campus in Centreville and expand into Liberty with a new clinic. Hospital administrator Chad Netterville tells the Enterprise-Journal the new site will be at the old Williams-Carter plant. The property was owned by Amite and Wilkinson counties, which turned [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 26,2012
Tags: bid, builder, building, clinic, construction, contract, contractor, defense, demolition, health, health care, medical, medicine, military
GULFPORT — A Texas company has won a $19 million contract for a new medical and dental clinic for the Navy in Gulfport. A news release from the Pentagon says Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. of Austin will also demolish two buildings and a car wash on the site where it is to build the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 18,2012
Tags: abortion, baby, bench, birth, clinic, court, doctor, health, health care, inspection, judhe, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, physician, pregnancy, pregnant, public health, state agency, state government, state law
JACKSON — Health officials have inspected Mississippi’s lone abortion clinic, the first step in a process that could lead to its closure if a new state law survives a legal challenge. Following Monday’s inspection, the Mississippi Department of Health has 10 working days to issue findings. The Jackson Women’s Health Organization continues to perform abortions [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 13,2012
Tags: abortion, bench, clinic, court, decision, health, health care, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, lawmaker, legislative, Legislature, medical, medicine, restriction, ruling, state law
JACKSON — The owner of Mississippi’s only abortion clinic said yesterday she expected legislators to keep trying to put new restrictions on the facility and the procedure, regardless of how a federal judge rules in a fight over a new state law. “They’ve made their intent quite clear,” Diane Derzis told The Associated Press. “They’re [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 25,2012
Tags: appeal, bench, certificate of need, clinic, court, health, health care, hospital, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, medical, medicine, state agency, state law
MONTGOMERY COUNTY — A 2011 Mississippi law that required appeals of certificate of need decisions go directly to the state Supreme Court has been declared unconstitutional. The ruling this past week grew out of a lawsuit between two companies competing to operate a kidney dialysis treatment center in Montgomery County. The justices earlier had questioned [...] [...]
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