Sept. 17 Hospital District Board To Consider Tax Rate, Budget, Organization
Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors have called a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 17 to discuss a number of items during their regular session and at least two during executive session. Budget and Tax Rate The hospital district board are slated to review and approve the tax rate and budget for the fiscal year which will end on Sept. 30, 2020. HCHD CEO Ron Folwell in May reported the district to be “doing fairly...
Rains County Tabbed To Become The 4th Served by Hopkins County EMS
PTO Buyback Policy Receives Hospital District Board Approval Hopkins County Emergency Medical Services personnel could soon expand its coverage into Rains County, making it the third county outside of Hopkins served by the local service. Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors, following an executive session Friday, agreed to the expand Hopkins County EMS services into Rains County, if Rains County Emergency Services...
Hospital District Board Gets Slight Name Change, Appoints New Board Member
Heather Smith administers the oath of office to Kristi Shultz, who had just been appointed Friday to serve Suzanne Thomas Bankston’s unexpired term on Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors. Bankston moved out of the county and, thus resigned from HCHD. Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors during a special called meeting Friday approved a slight name change, accepted a resignation and appointed a new...
Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation Announces Gala Chairs
On behalf of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Board of Directors, it gives me tremendous pleasure to announce that the 2019-2020 Lights of Life Campaign & Gala Chairs will be Dr. David and Pam Black. The Blacks have a longstanding commitment to this community and our hospital and they are truly the perfect choice to lead the efforts of the Lights of Life Campaign.David graduated from SSHS, Texas Tech and received a Doctor...
Maintenance Needs For 3 Facilities Identified at June Hospital District Meeting
Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors on Monday discussed three areas in need of improvement: the EMS building, Memorial Gardens and the roof of a Church Street building. The need for a roof replacement at a Church Street practice was discussed by Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors a their regular June meeting Monday. Church Street Roof Repairs The roof of a chiropractic clinic in the 500 block of Church...
EMS Truck Update, Transport Agreement, Leadership Discussed At Hospital District Meeting
Remounting for a medic unit, an amended a transport service agreement were among the items Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors tackled during their regular meeting Monday night. A Hopkins County EMS official also was announced as having been named to a state EMS leadership role. Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors approved a $124,000 request for Medic 4 to be remounted at Excellance in Alabama. EMS...
Hopkins County Records for the Week of June 14, 2019
Applications for Marriage Licenses Cedric Dwight Mosely and Angela Yvette Johnson Ashton Tailor Smith and Skyler Lucile Marie Swann James Wayne Evans and Macy Laine Griner Kerry Dewayne Spence and Krystle Renay Pearson Marlon Josue Garcia Rivas and Analis Paredes Limber L. Ponce Hernandez and Idania Perez Al Tamirano Paul Arthur Stieber Jr. and Sarah E. Courtney-Mesko Land Deed Transactions Janice Faye Petty Buck, independent executor...
Smith: Hopkins County EMS Receives American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition
Brent Smith, director of Hopkins County EMS services, explains to Hopkins County Hospital District Board the process that went into the EMS service receiving gold plus recognition through the American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline EMS program. Hopkins County EMS has earned the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS gold plus recognition, according to Hopkins County EMS Director of services Brent Smith. The...
Folwell: Hospital District In Good Shape Financially
Hopkins County Hospital District Board CEO Ron Folwell reported the district to be “doing fairly well” financially, and the director of EMS services reported April to be a good month for the service in the three counties they serve. Financial Report For the first 7 months of the year, the hospital district’s net income was $3.944 million, which means the district “made $811,000 on a consolidated basis for the hospital,” Folwell...
Chris Brown Appointed To Hospital District Board
Chris Brown takes the oath as the newly appointed member of Hopkins County Hospital District Board. Brown was appointed Tuesday evening to fill Dan Roper’s unexpired seat. Hopkins County Hospital District Board Tuesday evening selected Chris Brown of Sulphur Springs to serve in the unexpired seat of the board, swore in reelected members and elected officers. Brown was among five candidates who expressed interest to Hopkins...
