Meridian Star

August 8, 2010

3 hospitals have construction under way


The Meridian Star

MERIDIAN —



    TUPELO (AP) — Three northern Mississippi hospitals are tackling major construction projects.

    OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville has construction under way, North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo is preparing to break ground and Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi is getting serious about plans for a new hospital in Oxford.

    The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported Saturday that the expansion-renovation projects in Starkville and Tupelo are needed to replace decades-old patient rooms. In Oxford, the proposals for a new hospital are driven by its current landlocked campus with little room for future growth.