20th Anniversary of Lights of Life Campaign Kick Off is November 3
Next Tuesday, November 3 at 10 a.m. there will be a kick off for the 20th anniversary for the Lights of Life campaign. Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Health Care Foundation Director Jackie Thornton and Lights of Life and Gala Tri-chairs Donna Rudzik, Polly Swatsell and Gloria Mitchell were guests on KSST’s Good Morning Show with Enola Gay Thursday morning....
Same Rate, Pick Up Dates, Different Color Truck; City Manager Talks Trash
Rates will remain the same. Pick up dates will remain the same. Only the color of the truck will change when the city of Sulphur Springs begins being served by a new sanitation company in January. Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell literally talked trash Thursday morning with KSST News. Maxwell said a number of false rumors have been circulating in social media recently. He stated that residents can be assured service will...
Hospital Receives Extension of Medicare/Medicaid Program
CMS did not wait until Friday or Monday to respond to the request of Hopkins County Memorial Hospital to reinstate the Medicare/Medicaid program and not terminate the program November 6th. In a letter dated October 28, 2015 to Hopkins County Memorial Hospital, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the termination date for Medicare/Medicaid program until November 30th. Hospital representatives had offered...
Hospital Leadership Directed CMS to hospitalcompare.hhs.gov During Meeting
Terri Bunch, Chief Nursing officer, Scott McDearmont, M.D., Chief of the Medical Staff, Chris Gallagher, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Attorney Kevin Reed, Attorney Trent Krienke and Michael McAndrew, Hospital CEO travelled to the Federal Building in Dallas yesterday (Tuesday, October 27, 2015). The purpose of the trip was to meet with representatives from CMS regarding the notice of termination sent on Thursday, October 22, 2015....
Memorial Hospital Survey Results; Reactions
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital has been notified that on November 6th of this year, they will no longer qualify for Medicaid or Medicare payments. The hospital administration is working to head off termination of their agreement to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs by November 6 due to failure to meet minimum health and safety standards uncovered in CMS surveys. A meeting with CMS officials will take place Tuesday,...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Down 51 Indictments Monday Afternoon
Monday afternoon, October 26, 2015, a Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 51 indictments. Not all indicted have been arrested but those indictments that can be released include: Michael Allen Coker for theft of property over $20,000 but under $100,000. On September 18th of this year, 47-year old Michael Allen Coker was transported from the Dallas County Jail to the Hopkins County Jail to face a theft charge in Sulphur Springs. The...
Crime Stoppers Assist in Property Theft Arrest
A 44-year old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Monday in connection with recovery of an estimated $250,000 of stolen property. Brent Glen Self has been charged with four counts of theft over $2,500. JP Brad Cummings set bond at $10,000 for each charge. The recovery began when a stolen camper trailer was found thanks to help from a Hopkins County resident. According to Sheriff’s Department spokesman Alvin Jordan, Crimestoppers...
Hospital Makes Necessary Equipment Purchase; Meeting Today Set to Resolve Issues with CMS
The Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board voted to purchase some non-budgeted equipment for the Operating Room due to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services survey critical of the hospital. Some of the equipment will sterilize hospital operating instruments better and faster. It was noted that the equipment was not all the OR needed but it was a start, Hospital CEO Michael McAndrew’s CMS Update was moved to the closed...
“Updated” Winning Teams Named at Hopkins County Stew 2015
Rainfall and a flash flood watch did not deter the 115 cooking teams participating in the World Champion Hopkins County Stew contest Saturday at Buford Park. Although 161 teams were expected, those that did not compete did not lessen the enthusiasm for the day. The team of LaWana and Broc Hohenberger sponsored by Buckley Trucking took first place in Super Stew Chicken. Winning first place in Super Stew Beef were David Joslin and Vern...
Corvette Show Success Despite Rain
With dismal weather forecast for last Friday and Saturday, expectations were not high for attendance at this year’s local Corvette show. Local Corvette Club members were pleasantly surprised when 68 cars showed up. There were Corvettes from 13 model classes from a Class 1 1958 model to .some new Z06’s in a SIC Class. Tim Gee, Vice President of the local Corvette Club, stated, “We were really pleased…We were...
