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Ruleville, MS · Health
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New nursing home coming to Ackerman
ACKERMAN, Miss. (WCBI) – Finding a place for a loved one who can no longer fully take care of their own needs can be difficult, and in rural areas, it often means travelling away from home and familiar things. Work has started on a new nursing home in Choctaw...
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North Sunflower Medical Center Med Spa Upgrades
North Sunflower Medical Center has always offered a wide variety of services to area residents. Although their Med Spa has been open for several years, a new and larger location promises to offer an even larger scope of service. “We now have a new and larger location behind the diagnostic...
deltanews.tv
Bolivar sorority chapter teams up with family life center to offer community health fair in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, MS - A healthy community starts with healthy people - and two organizations in Cleveland agree on that point. Bolivar County’s alumni chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Incorporated teamed up with United Family Life Center to offer a Cleveland community health fair. The health fair featured resources and...
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Radiation Clinic in Greenville, Mississippi, May Close in Latest Blow to Rural Health Care
GREENVILLE, Miss.—When Dr. Gregg Dickerson, the radiation oncologist at Alliance Cancer Center in Greenville, Mississippi, was told on April 13 that the radiation clinic was shutting down effective June 1, he was stunned. “I’m on vacation, so I was just resting,” Dickerson told the Mississippi Free Press on Friday....
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Greenwood Leflore Hospital files for bankruptcy amid UMMC takeover talks
Greenwood Leflore Hospital filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, aiming to stabilize its finances and negotiate a potential acquisition with the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The move allows the hospital to continue providing services in the Mississippi Delta, according to officials. Gary Marchand, the hospital’s former interim CEO and current consultant...
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Greenwood Leflore Hospital warns workers of mass layoffs ahead of expected closure
Greenwood Leflore Hospital issued a formal notice Monday warning employees of potential large-scale layoffs as the hospital prepares to close on June 15, officials said. In a statement, the hospital said its warning complied with the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which requires employers to provide employees notice of mass layoffs within 60 […]
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Greenwood Leflore Hospital Files for Bankruptcy Protection Amid Fight to Stay Open
GREENWOOD, Miss.—Greenwood Leflore Hospital in Greenwood, Mississippi, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday in its latest attempt to stave off closure. The filing comes after several turbulent days for the struggling hospital, which in the last week has laid off 86 employees, shuttered four services and warned employees of the potential closure of the entire hospital on June 15.
WLBT
Greenwood Leflore Hospital files for bankruptcy amid UMMC takeover negotiations
Greenwood Leflore Hospital filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, a move officials said would give it time to negotiate a possible transaction with the University of Mississippi Medical Center while continuing to provide health care services in the Delta region. “GLH has been and is currently unable to pay its debts as...
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Kosciusko-Attala CTC Students Earn CPR, AED Certification Through Hospital Training
Students in the Educator Preparation and Health Science programs at the Kosciusko-Attala Career and Technical Center recently reached an important milestone after earning certification in CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) use through hands-on training at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Attala. The training gave students practical, life-saving skills, including how to properly...
deltanews.tv
Greenwood Leflore Hospital Notifies Employees of Potential June Shutdown
GREENWOOD- As Greenwood Leflore hospital continues it's fight to stay open, administrators are still dealing with the hospital's ongoing financial troubles. GLH officials notified employees of the potential closing as a part of the worker adjustment and retraining notification act, also known as warn. And some here in Greenwood say...
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Kosciusko native named Mississippi State Hospital Employee of the Month
A Kosciusko native with nearly three decades of service at Mississippi State Hospital has been recognized for his dedication and work ethic. Kevin Frazier, originally from Kosciusko and currently residing in Pearl, has been named Mississippi State Hospital’s Employee of the Month for March in Support Services. Frazier serves...
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Struggling Greenwood Leflore Hospital Lays Off 86 Employees, Shutters Four More Services
GREENWOOD, Miss.—It was lunchtime. Michael Stewart, an occupational therapy assistant, had been at Greenwood Leflore Hospital since 7 a.m. Halfway through his 10-hour shift on Wednesday afternoon, hospital administrators called him and his coworkers at the Outpatient Rehabilitation Center to a meeting to inform them that their jobs were being cut.
deltanews.tv
Greenwood Leflore Hospital cuts 86 employees, 4 services
GREENWOOD- As administrators work to keep Greenwood Leflore Hospital afloat, their latest attempt at doing so may be the most concerning yet. 86 employees were notified Wednesday that they've been terminated and that 4 services will be cut. Leaving some in the community uneasy about the hospital's future. "Where are...
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Greenwood Leflore Hospital will lay off nearly a fifth of its staff and close some clinics
Greenwood Leflore Hospital will permanently lay off 86 staff members and close several service lines beginning this week, according to officials and first reported by The Greenwood Commonwealth. “Staffing levels and services are being reduced as the hospital prepares for either a transition of operations to a larger health system...
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Hundreds of rural hospitals vulnerable to closure, report shows
A new national report is raising concerns about access to health care across the Mid-South, warning that hundreds of rural hospitals are vulnerable to closure. The report from the Chartis Center for Rural Health found 417 rural hospitals nationwide are at risk, including 27 in Tennessee and 24 in Mississippi. It also shows more than half of rural hospitals in states like Tennessee and Arkansas are considered vulnerable.
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UMMC considers takeover of Greenwood Leflore Hospital amid financial struggles
Greenwood Leflore Hospital has signed a letter of intent to discuss a possible transfer of its operations to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, according to officials and a document obtained by Mississippi Today. The public hospital in Greenwood has faced ongoing financial difficulties, warning as recently as December that it was near closure due to debt owed to the Mississippi Division of Medicaid.
Mississippi Today
Greenwood Leflore Hospital weighing possible takeover bid by UMMC, letter of intent shows
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. Greenwood Leflore Hospital signed a letter of intent to discuss the possibility of the University of Mississippi Medical Center taking over its services, according to state and local officials and an excerpted document obtained by Mississippi Today. The...