<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=097DMK_0wHStt8Q00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=097DMK_0wHStt8Q00" width="1669" height="916" ></figure>GREENWOOD - The financially-troubled Greenwood Leflore hospital has battled to stay open.... cutting services and expenses and re-focusing its business.Now there's some progress and positive news to report."Additional revenue for the Leflore Specialty Cardiology program that we started...." said hospital CFO Dawne Holmes.More than 2 years after Greenwood Leflore Hospital went on life support.... it still shows signs of not just life, but growth too. For the fiscal year ending September 30th, the hospital reported an operating loss of almost 3 million dollars, and a profit of just over one million. That includes money from the state and the line of credit arranged by county supervisors.New programs in cardiology and gastroenterology are bringing in profit along with a modest intensive care unit."We're doing it in our normal bedded unit. As we acquire the staffing necessary to operate a unit 24 hours a day.Ultimately we do expect to re-open an ICU unit where our former ICU unit used to be," explained hospital CEO Gary Marchand.Marchand also had good news when it comes to a replacement for Dr. Ray Girnys who recently passed away."We have a physician improvement committee. They were talking to a general surgeon going back about 4 or 5 weeks ago, we think we're going to be able to get him in the market," he said.Along with the specialty services coming back, supervisors wanted to know about basic services."There is some concern about, we talked to some of the residents and they're having a hard time getting services at the emergency room...." said Leflore County Board of Supervisors President Robert Collins."We are bringing in a full time er physician in November," said Marchand.But he says other staffing has proved more difficult."It has been a slow process to find qualified nurses. And our commitment to community is quality comes first," he explained.And there continues to be concern over labor and delivery services."What about OB/GYN services?" asked Supervisor Anjuan Brown."Uh, well, you know... If you find somebody to pay for the service we'll re-open it," said Marchand, referring to the difficulty many hospitals are having with insurance reimbursement for OB/GYN services.And as for the hospital's quest for a more profitable "critical access" label from the federal government, there wasn't much news good or bad."I check on this about once a month.... the most important thing I hear is there's still no, no. We are in the federal process, we are in the federal bureaucracy our most recent delay is now because of the election.... still workin' on it . Last I heard was December, January.... It'll be post election," said Marchand.So while everyone waits.... the hospital for now... seems to remain in stable but guarded condition.</div></body>

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Hospital Still on Life Support, but Improving Services

GREENWOOD - The financially-troubled Greenwood Leflore hospital has battled to stay open.... cutting services and expenses and re-focusing its business. Now there's some progress and positive news to report. \"Additional revenue for the Leflore Specialty Cardiology program that we started....\" said hospital CFO Dawne Holmes. More than 2 years after...

GREENWOOD - The financially-troubled Greenwood Leflore hospital has battled to stay open.... cutting services and expenses and re-focusing its business. Now there's some progress and positive news to report. "Additional revenue for the Leflore Specialty Cardiology program that we started...." said hospital CFO Dawne Holmes. More than 2 years after...