Mississippi Delta loses its only neonatal intensive care unit

A Greenville hospital closed its neonatal intensive care unit in July after the unit reported losses of $1 million a year. Now, there is no longer a NICU in the Mississippi Delta.

Now, all babies born in the Delta that require NICU care will be sent to Children’s of Mississippi in Jackson or go out of state.

THE LATEST:Johnson sworn in as first woman judge in Mississippi’s southern districtFurther operational changes are likely in Delta Health System’s future because of its dire financial state. The entire system has a current income of negative $13.2 million for 2022,  according to Yeldell-Stacker. Its Greenville hospital is responsible for $334,000 of these losses, while the rest were attributed to Delta Health System’s other medical centers and groups. 

Yeldell-Stacker cited increased operating costs, mostly coming from an increase in contact labor. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital paid nurses between $40 and $55 per hour, whereas contact nurses cost between $155 to $175 per hour. The hospital also received a $14 million loan from Medicare early in the pandemic, which Yeldell-Stacker said they are paying back to the tune of $1 million per month, further dragging down its  finances. 

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Yes, Mississippi is all about the babies. Wait not babies, fetuses. When these hospitals were receiving the Covid 19 money these hospitals were funded and now these hospitals do not have ANY Money? But, but….Bennie Boy gave $40 BILLION to Ukraine People need to leave the delta if they can’t find work.

JoyAnnReid AliVelshi Lawrence maddow BennieGThompson After living in Greenville and working with the health system, this news makes me so sad. Access to care in the Delta is already lacking, and now it’s getting worse. How sad for MS healthcare MS Republicans don’t care because of the demographics of who this will effect. They love to make them suffer.

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The hospital’s NICU was being managed by Children’s of Mississippi when it closed.August 21, 2022 at 1:00 p.Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn BILOXI, Miss.by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 21, 2022 by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 21, 2022 State legislative leaders spent an inordinate amount of time in 2017 passing the Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act to put in place additional reporting requirements and other safeguards to ensure poor Mississippians were not getting benefits some feared they did not deserve.

University of Mississippi Medical Center officials said they had no comment for the story. They also declined Mississippi Today’s request to interview the doctors and nurses who managed the unit. | UPDATED: August 22, 2022 at 5:34 a.  THE LATEST: Johnson sworn in as first woman judge in Mississippi’s southern district Further operational changes are likely in Delta Health System’s future because of its dire financial state. Newburger joined David Elliott on WLOX News This Week to give an update on how setting up this new industry is going across the state. The entire system has a current income of negative $13. As the new school year begins for University of Colorado Boulder students, so do the parties and other social events.2 million for 2022,  according to Yeldell-Stacker. They will also save the state money by kicking fraudsters off our rolls.

Its Greenville hospital is responsible for $334,000 of these losses, while the rest were attributed to Delta Health System’s other medical centers and groups. This school year though, he won’t have to worry about how he will get inside the Phi Gamma Delta house to play video games with his brothers or if he will have to miss a party at the house in the winter because it’s too cold to host it outside. Our state has been very helpful,” Newburger said.  Yeldell-Stacker cited increased operating costs, mostly coming from an increase in contact labor. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital paid nurses between $40 and $55 per hour, whereas contact nurses cost between $155 to $175 per hour. The new ramp was installed at the Phi Gamma Delta house in Boulder by a company the Home Builders Foundation hired, said Mark Rice, a former member of the fraternity at CU Boulder and a volunteer with the foundation.  The hospital also received a $14 million loan from Medicare early in the pandemic, which Yeldell-Stacker said they are paying back to the tune of $1 million per month, further dragging down its  finances. And those who aren’t just aren’t compliant with the law yet.  We continue to report to you. Rice helped the students apply for assistance from the Home Builders Foundation, who accepted their request. Additionally, $5 million was spent to build a volleyball court at the University of Southern Mississippi, and $1 million went to pay NFL and USM standout quarterback Brett Favre for speaking engagements that he did not make.

Our continued and thorough coverage is only possible with your help. Keep our investigations going by becoming a Mississippi Today member today. Crist said Levin attended one of Phi Gamma Delta’s rush events earlier this year but could not get inside the house because there was no wheelchair access.” Newburger said just over 100 medical marijuana dispensaries have been licensed across the state, as of mid-August. Yes. I support this work >> We want to hear from you! By listening more intently and understanding the people who make up Mississippi’s communities, our reporters put a human face on how policy affects everyday Mississippians. “I don’t think you are committed to the value of friendship without giving that opportunity to everyone. We’re listening closely to our readers to help us continue to align our work with the needs and priorities of people from all across Mississippi. “I think we’ll see people purchasing in late-November, early-December,” Newburger said. But legislators have yet to devote even a tiny fraction of the time addressing those misspent funds as the time they spent on the Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act, which was signed into law by then-Gov.

Please take a few minutes to tell us what’s on your mind by clicking the button below. We realized if he was going to be a brother, we had to figure out a way to get him in. .