Emergency Room to be More Expensive
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital will be paying out a lot more money in the future to keep Emergency Department service through Trinity Mother Francis. TMF recently asked for an annual increase of $250,000. Memorial Hospital CEO Michael McAndrew said the increase was due to higher ER doctor salaries due to increased ER competition. McAndrew said he sought quotes from two other sources. One was higher and the other was about the same...
Phase II Detailed Implementation
Monday night the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board voted to move into phase II detailed implementation planning as they consider establishing a Graduate Medical Education Program at the hospital. The board is using a $150,000 state planning grant to evaluate getting into the program. The board is looking at collaborating with UT Health Northeast of Tyler. Under the rural track family medicine residency program, residents would...
Graduate Medical Education Program at the Hospital
The Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board took one step closer to establishing a Graduate Medical Education Program at the hospital. Monday night the board approved going forward with phase II detailed implementation planning. The board action followed a presentation by its’ consultant ECG Management. The board received a $150,000 planning grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to evaluate the feasibility of getting...
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board Monday Night
Swearing in of newly elected Board members and election of Board officers is on the agenda at a regular monthly meeting of the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board Monday night at 6 p.m. in the Plaza Conference Room. CFO Donna Wallace will also report on May income and expenses. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
