by Wally Northway Published: March 15,2010
Tags: healthcare, hospitals
GREENVILLE and MERIDIAN — L. Ray Humphreys, who has led Delta Regional Medical Center (DRMC) in Greenville as CEO/president for the past nine years, has resigned to accept the position of CEO of Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. An interim CEO/President will be appointed by the DRMC board of trustees before the departure of Humphreys. Humphreys [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 12,2010
Tags: healthcare, hospitals
DEKALB — Kemper County officials were scheduled to break ground yesterday on a new hospital to be named after the late Sen. John C. Stennis. WTOK-TV in Meridian reports that the former medical center closed years ago. The John C. Stennis Memorial Hospital in DeKalb will be owned and operated by Rush Health Systems of Meridian. The hospital, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 3,2010
Tags: CONs, healthcare, hospitals
OLIVE BRANCH — Alliance Healthcare System Inc. has dropped its opposition to Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare’s proposed 100-bed hospital in Olive Branch, leaving only Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto to oppose the plan. The Alliance system, based in Holly Springs, had fought Methodist Le Bonheur’s proposal for a $137-million hospital in DeSoto County, where Baptist Memorial has a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 1,2010
Tags: healthcare, hospitals, jobs, layoffs
JACKSON — Officials at River Oaks Hospital have announced staff changes that employees say has meant layoffs of about 30 people. Employees told WAPT-TV that the layoffs happened Friday, mainly to administration and clerical staff. Hospital spokeswoman Yancy C. Ammons says the number of employees has not been determined. She said in a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 25,2010
Tags: healthcare, hospitals
OXFORD — Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi is in talks with local officials about buying its way out of a lease so that it can build a new $200-million regional hospital in Oxford. Baptist CEO Don Hutson tells the Oxford Eagle that several possible sites for the new hospital after being studied. In August, Oxford, Lafayette County and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 21,2010
Tags: county government, healthcare, hospitals
NATCHEZ — Adams County Supervisors have ended talks to sell Natchez Regional Medical Center to Health Management Associates (HMA). The Natchez Democrat reports supervisors took the action Friday after a meeting with members of Natchez Regional’s board of trustees and administrators. Supervisor Henry Watts says there is no reason to sell the hospital. A financial report from the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 18,2010
Tags: county government, healthcare, hospitals
NATCHEZ — Adams County supervisors say they will listen to any offers from any potential buyers for the county-owned Natchez Regional Medical Center (NRMC). The board voted 4-1 to execute a letter of discussion with Health Management Associates (HMA), a Naples, Fla., corporation that operates 54 hospitals in 15 states, including Natchez Community Hospital. Supervisors tell The [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: February 3,2010
Tags: accreditation, healthcare, hospitals
COLUMBUS — Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle has been awarded a three-year accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) following a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The ACR awards accreditation to facilities achieving high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of the facility. Evaluations are conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: December 22,2009
Tags: certificates of need, construction, hospitals, state agency
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi State Department of Health has issued certificates of need (CONs) to the following hospitals: • Delta Regional Medical Center has received CON authority for the cost overrun to CON #R-0730 for the establishment of a 40-bed long-term acute care hospital. The proposed project entails the renovation of approximately 22,678 square feet [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: December 17,2009
Tags: ambulance service, healthcare, hospitals
COLUMBUS — Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle was recently awarded a grant from the Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation to provide improved cardiac monitors and CPR devices for Columbus area ambulances. The cardiac monitors provide 12-lead EKGs and the ability to transmit EKGs from the field to the emergency room, which results in increased survival rates for [...] [...]