Mercy Health Partners News

ONEIDA, Tenn. - Car after car slowed to a crawl late this week to see the hand-lettered banner that blocked the emergency- room entrance to Scott County's only hospital.

Scott County's only hospital has closed after county officials turned down a 60-day lease extension with Health Management Associates, the company that ran the county-owned facility.

If there happens to be a pug at an opening night showing this week of the movie "Men in Black III,"... 2012 has been a stunner of a year so far - at least, as seen through the eyes of Tropicalia readers.

The shut down process has started for St. Mary's hospital in Scott County, which is set to close Wednesday at midnight.

Health Management Associates plans to close the hospital in Oneida on Wednesday night after it couldn't reach an agreement to extend its contract with the county.

Scott County officials spent Wednesday afternoon attempting to save their soon-to-be abandoned hospital by meeting with a prospective operator.

Douglas Brown, 53, of Spring Lake was taken to Muskegon's Hackley Campus of Mercy Health Partners after a two-vehicle rollover accident Wednesday afternoon on eastbound I-96 between the 6 and 7 mile marker.

Many are worried about serious emergency situations and having to drive more than an hour to get to a hospital.

Store owner Roni Devlin announced the bookshop, which opened five years ago in a remodeled bank at Wealthy Street and Eastern Ave SE, would be closing this summer after selling off the remaining inventory and store fixtures.

Spring Hill Regional Hospital is pleased to welcome Lee Lopez as their Chief Financial Officer.