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.
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.
BREAKING NEWS: Capella Healthcare makes lease bid for OCH
Tennesee-based for-profit hospital chain Capella Healthcare has made an offer to lease Oktibbeha County Hospital Regional Medical Center. is working with officials
With votes against him, Trainer still pursuing OCH options
With Oktibbeha County District 1 Supervisor John Montgomery coming out publicly against the possible sale of the county hospital, District 2 Supervisor Orlando Trainer is suddenly fighting an uphill battle.
‘Keep OCH’ meeting draws overflow crowd
For the second time this week, an overflow audience gathered to hear discussion about the future of the Oktibbeha County Hospital Regional Medical Center.
On Monday, a crowd packed the County Courthouse to listen to a discussion of the options available, chief among them a sale of the county-owned hospital.
Cowart urges county to explore all options
Ten minutes before Monday night’s public education session on the future of the Oktibbeha County Hospital, district supervisors and other city officials scrambled to find extra seats in the overflowing county courthouse, moving people into the jurors box and eventually allowing citizens to pool at the doors and in the hallway.
Controversial Trainer no stranger to facing obstacles
As the District 2 Supervisor for Oktibbeha County since 1999 and more recently the self-proclaimed “poster child” for the possible sale of the county’s hospital, Orlando Trainer has been tossed into a whirlwind of rumors, emotion, speculation and misunderstandings from both sides in what has quickly become a polarizing issue.
No fireworks at Oktibbeha Supervisors meeting
Monday’s Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors meeting was more about house-keeping than anything else, with the debate regarding the possible sale of the Oktibbeha County Hospital almost going unmentioned. Almost.
Voice of the people: Michael Lightsey
In my 40 years as a resident here, I have heard praise and criticism of Oktibbeha County Hospital. Often, pros and cons are part of the subjective nature of hospital experiences whether it is a renowned world-class medical center or a more traditional facility primarily servicing a community or region.
Oktibbeha supervisors: Calm before a storm
Oktibbeha County Administrator Don Posey doesn’t expect Monday’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting to be nearly as contentious as the last couple meetings and is hoping for a mild “pre-holiday meeting.”
Slimantics: Logic and emotion do battle in hospital sale discussions
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors moved briskly through the early portion of Monday’s meeting, eager to get to the public comment portion of the agenda.
Monday’s meeting drew a crowd of about 60 spectators and the atmosphere of the board room was charged with emotion over the possible sale of Oktibbeha County Hospital.
So, naturally, the first two citizens to speak talked about…roads.
Oktibbeha Supes begin process in potential sale of OCH
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors passed a motion Monday night to seek consulting companies to evaluate Oktibbeha County Hospital, one of the steps required in a sale of the county-owned hospital.
Letter to the Editor: Hospital sale, Deja vu all over again
Deja vu all over again As I sat in the Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Monday during the discussion regarding the sale of our hospital,
Speculation over OCH sale already stirring emotions
There have been no formal talks and the matter hasn’t even made it onto the agenda yet.
Even so, the rumors and speculation surrounding a possible sale of the Oktibbeha County Hospital have already prompted an accusation and a rebuttal.
Oktibbeha County Hospital introduces Jack, the surgical robot
The Oktibbeha County Hospital last week hosted an open house to showcase one of the newest additions to the surgical staff and his name is Jack.
Oktibbeha County Hospital enters future with new building
Oktibbeha County Hospital stepped out of the 1970s and into the new millennium Tuesday.
Construction to begin on hospital expansion
Construction on the Oktibbeha County Hospital renovation and expansion project is set to begin Tuesday as OCH officials, county supervisors and local business leaders gather for a groundbreaking ceremony at the site on Hospital Road.