Candidates vying for statewide office gathered at the Mississippi Economic Council’s annual Hobnob event with the two people running for governor stealing the show. In what will be one of the final times Mississippians hear from both gubernatorial candidates before hitting the polls on Nov. 7, Democratic challenger Brandon Presley.
A legislative budget meeting has confirmed that, as it stands, only a third of hospitals will be receiving money through what lawmakers once dubbed a “hospital lifeline program.” As SuperTalk Mississippi News first reported back in May, the $103 million Hospital Sustainability Grant Program passed during the most recent session.
As Mississippi’s hospital crisis persists, Greenwood Leflore Hospital (GLH) is set to go up for lease once again. According to officials, the Mississippi Delta system’s best-case scenario is to receive critical hospital access status – which means it would be up for more federal funding – and putting the hospital.
State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney has made it clear that hospitals across Mississippi are very much so still in crisis mode. During an appearance on MidDays with Gerard Gibert, Edney provided an update on the state’s struggling hospital system. “No one is knocking it out of the park right.
Hospitals in Mississippi can apply for funds under the state s new Hospital Sustainability Grant Program, Super Talk Mississippi Media reported June 14.