HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ELECTS TWO BOARD MEMBERS
September 18, 2007

The Stephens County Hospital Authority has two new members, but only one can truly be called new.

Authority members elected Stan Roberts and Elliot Caudell to the board in their monthly meeting Monday.

Roberts is the general manager of Hayes Buick car dealership and says he is excited to be serving on the board.

On the other end of the spectrum, Caudell, a local businessperson, was voted to his 6th term on the Authority. He has served in this position for 30 years and says he is "humbled" to be voted for once more. He remembers when the budget was $8 million and now it stands at $900 million.

In his time on the Authority, Caudell says he has seen great changes in the technology available and an increase the talent of the medical staff. An authority member serves for 6 years each term.