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Daily Corinthian Vol. 115, No. 234
Hospital has new mission statement
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MRHC draws expansion OK BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@ dailycorinthian.com
BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Magnolia Regional Health Center CEO Rick Napper (left) unveiled the facility’s new mission and vision statements on Friday and invited hospital personnel — including Chief Information Officer Hershell Foster — to autograph the sign and discuss the meaning of the new slogans. membering our past, creating our future, navigating the transformation, accepting only excellence,” and mission, “To provide the highest stan-
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Looking to the future
As a new fiscal year begins, the administration of Magnolia Regional Health Center is looking to the future by designating new statements for the hospital’s vision and mission. CEO Rick Napper unveiled a 4-by-8 sign bearing the new statements in the hospital’s cafeteria before a lunchtime gathering of hospital employees Friday. “I like to create a vision so that everybody understands what we do,” Napper said. “Without reservations, you as a group of employees make that vision come to life.” The new vision, “Re-
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during an important time of transitions. “We’re really focusing on service excellence and cus-
dard of care...one patient at a time,” represent the current period of growth and change the hospital is facing and its unwavering commitment to patients
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Competitive cooking
Magnolia Regional Health Center’s plan to add hospital beds has received certificate of need approval by the Mississippi State Department of Health. The hospital plans to add 36 acute care beds, bringing the total number of licensed acute care beds to 181. The total capital expenditure for the project is $499,500. According to Magnolia’s certificate of need request, no new construction or renovation will be required. The hospital can add the beds by utilizing decommissioned patient rooms on the fourth floor that are currently used as storage or are currently vacant. The rooms can be put back
in service by refurbishing and re-equipping them. The hospital says the addition of beds will ensure it has adequate capacity. Magnolia says its inpatient occupancy rate has grown because of recruitment of new physicians and specialists, resulting in an increase in various acute care services; the hospital’s expanded facilities and services, which increased demand for inpatient care; as well as various other causes, such as an increased trauma level and the completion of chest pain center certification. The hospital also anticipates increases in patient population due to the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the continued aging of the population. Please see MRHC | 2A
Artist gives group exhibition BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@ dailycorinthian.com
A group of youth from the Boys & Girls Club spent some time watching a lighthouse by the sea take shape Thursday afternoon. Terrance Thomas, who was the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery’s featured artist for September, talked with the kids about his work and conducted a painting demonstration. Aiming to get his painting done within an
Staff photos by Steve Beavers
The 21st annual Hog Wild Barbecue Cooking Contest and Festival wraps up tonight in downtown Corinth in the parking lot at the corner of Fillmore and Cruise streets. Teams have been busy the last two days getting ready for the pig cooking contest. Kyle Hamm gets some barbecue ready for the KC Porkers team, above.
BY ANGELA STOREY For the first time ever, an historical tour of the Booneville City Cemetery on King Street is scheduled to take place Friday, Oct. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. with local citizens portraying 15 of Booneville’s well known citizens. The event is being spearheaded by the Prentiss County Genealogical and Historical Society in conjunction with the City of Booneville. The idea for the walking, guided tour came about after vandalism occurred in the Booneville Cemetery this summer, said Diane Garvin, a member of the Genealogical and Historical Society. The tour is an opportunity for residents to take pride in the cemetery and bring attention to its historic value, she said. Admission to the tour is free but donations will
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said Thomas, a salesman who started painting in 2004. “I like for whatever the under-base is to pop out.” He then began adding different hues of blue that would form the backdrop for his lighthouse. On painting the sky, he noted, “The furthest away from you is the lightest, and the closest to you is the darkest.” Thomas said he’s done hundreds of paintings, and “I think you get betPlease see ARTIST | 2A
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KC Porkers members Michael Boggan and Truman Williams stay busy pulling barbecue, right. Jeremy Moss gets ready for the competition with his Pig gin Out entr y, above. Paul Thorn headlines the final night of entertainment tonight. Tickets are $10 and gates open at 6 p.m. The carnival also continues tonight around courtsquare.
hour, he said it might be more impressionistic and looser than his usual output. “It may be more interesting,” he said. “We’ll see how it goes. With painting, you don’t know what’s going to happen until it gets finished.” Thomas began with a blank 16-by-20-inch board covered with a couple of layers of surface preparation and a bright background color. “With every painting I start out with some form of a tint — I don’t start out with white,”
be accepted for restoring vandalized monuments and other needs of the cemetery. Because so many intriguing citizens are buried in the cemetery, it was hard to select the first citizens to be portrayed, said Gloria Smith. “It was hard to narrow down the citizens to feature and time was limited in getting research done,” she said. It is hoped to have the event again next year, possibly in the springtime. There remain many interesting stories to spotlight about Booneville’s citizens, said Margaret Vanstory. Fifteen people (including two couples) will be portrayed during the event, which coincides with Booneville’s Fall Festival weekend. Those being portrayed and the presenters are: ■ Marion Smith (19051980), Roger Smith.
■ Jettie Nunley (18991978), Barbara Shackelford. ■ George E. Allen (1896-1973), Marshall Dickerson. ■ Don Lee Keith (19402003), Tony Franks. ■ Sadie Gault (19071990), Saundra Hamblin. ■ Robertson Family J.O. (1883-1936), Evelyn (1909-1936), Peggy Ann (1932-1936), Marie Robertson Spain. ■ Bartley Boone (18311905), Billy Hester. ■ Wick and Mildred Anderson (1886-1969, 1908-2006), Bill Caver and Laurie McBride. ■ Gordon and Lexie McGee (1913-1988, 1913-1998), Ben Smith and Angie Via. ■ Nelwyn Murphy (1920-1999), Lisa Hatfield. ■ Seth Pounds (18881959), Billy Pounds. ■ Dr. W.H. Suther-
On this day in history 150 years ago President Abraham Lincoln appoints General Benjamin F. Butler to command the Department of New England, created largely for the purpose of raising and training new troops for future operations.
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