Hospital fund committee to narrow firm search
Twelve financial firms that submitted proposals to manage Lowndes County’s $30 million hospital trust fund will be narrowed to three this week.
Supes will meet with OCH trustees on hospital’s future
Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors President Orlando Trainer and OCH Regional Medical Center CEO Richard Hilton both confirmed Monday that plans are in the works to discuss the future of county health care in a joint public session between county representatives and hospital trustees.
Ex-Sen. Trent Lott hospitalized in Jackson
JACKSON — A one-time aide to former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott said Thursday that the Mississippi Republican has suffered a ruptured appendix. The former aide,
Capella’s OCH lease offer includes $45M in cash
Capella Healthcare offered $45 million upfront for a 50-year OCH Regional Medical Center lease and pledged to keep all active employees, documents show.
OCH proposal breathes new life into petition drive
Continued debate on the future of Oktibbeha County Hospital Regional Medical Center’s future has re-energized hospital supporter and former Starkville Alderman Frank Davis, who is putting together another petition drive to ensure the medical facility remains under local control.
Trainer plans to resume talks with Capella on OCH lease
Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors President Orlando Trainer asked fellow supervisors Monday to come to the 9 a.m. Aug. 5 county meeting prepared to discuss a 50-year lease proposal for OCH Regional Medical Center previously offered by Capella Healthcare.
Hospital fund trustees hire consultant to review proposals
Twelve financial firms have submitted proposals to manage funds from Lowndes County’s hospital sale, and county trustees of those funds have agreed to hire a consultant to whittle the applicants to a group of finalists. Those interviews could begin late next week, funds trustee president Harry Sanders said.
VA hospital director says troubles are in the past
The new director of the veterans’ hospital in Jackson is struggling to change perceptions of the institution as members of Congress and a government oversight office pursue investigations into misconduct.
Capella health care proposes 50-year OCH lease
Capella Healthcare Vice President for Acquisitions Doug Johnson confirmed Friday the for-profit group is exploring a 50-year lease agreement for Starkville’s OCH Regional Medical Center.
Tsarnaev out of civilian hospital
BOSTON — The surviving Boston Marathon bombings suspect has been released from a civilian hospital and transferred to a federal medical detention center in central
38 die in mental hospital fire outside Moscow
MOSCOW — A fire swept quickly through a psychiatric hospital outside Moscow early Friday, killing 38 people, most of them sedated and in their beds,
Prayer & Facebook
It used to be that support groups were most often confined to community centers and church basements.
That was before social media.
Supes turn attention to comprehensive plan in 2013
It has been a fractious year for the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors, and 2013 looks to be more of the same.
Supervisors hear consultant on OCH analysis
In what is starting to become a regularly scheduled déjà vu, Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors President Orlando Trainer again focused attention on the county hospital at the board’s first November meeting Monday.
Supes defeat proposals on lake lease, OCH
Though the available agenda for the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors’ Monday night meeting was slim and procedural, citizens packed the county courthouse anyway.