Methodist one step closer to Olive Branch, Miss., hospital - Memphis Business Journal:

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Mississippi counties with populationsover 140,000 can now be considerer for a new, acute-care hospitak no bigger than 100 beds, according to state healthj plan changes approved by These counties must also project a population growtgh of 10 percent over the next 10 years and be locatedd in a hospital service area with a lowetr than average bed to population “We are absolutely thrilled that we are one major step closefr to the City of Olive Brancnh finally getting the hospital and health services we said Sam Rikard, mayor of Olive Branch.
According to a Methodist news release, the systemn treats more than 7,000 inpatients and 42,000 outpatients in its Shelb y County hospitals annually from the stateof Mississippi. In Methodist bought a 40-acre tract of land in Olive Branchnfor $5 million, banking on the changes to the statse health plan. That land is on the southeast cornefr of Highway 78 and Bethel Methodist has been trying to builde a hospital in DeSoto County for years with numerouss failed attempts to get a CON througg the Mississippi Legislature andthe MDOH.
Last the hospital opened an outpatient facilityt at 5480 Goodman Road that housesx Methodist MinorMedical Center, Le Bonheur Urgent Care and Methodist Slee p Disorders Center. The system also appointed David the former Methodist Le Bonheur GermantownHospitalk CEO, to oversee the entire Mississippi projecg and the system’s international work. Baytos is now the system’e senior vice president and CEO of Mississippi and InternationaplHealthcare Services.