HOSPITAL FINANCES GOOD ACCORDING TO LATEST REPORT

March 26, 2008

Finances at Stephens County Hospital are doing well. That is according to the recent financial report at the latest Stephens County Hospital Authority meeting.

Elliot Caudell says that it was a good report overall.

"Our revenue continues to climb," says Caudell. "The hospital has been full, extra full considering that we have been under construction and missing a few rooms."

Caudell says the Clary and Wilkinson centers have picked up patients as well.

"I am happy to report that the Clary-Wilkinson Center has picked up patients and is doing the best it has done in quite some time," adds Caudell.

In a previous meeting, the authority had talked about ways to increase the number of patients at the two centers. New Director Hayley Knight told the board in January that they had started some new activities and made some changes.

In addition, over the past three months, numerous repairs have taken place at those facilities.