Ms. Kathy Hall, Chief Executive Officer of Winn Parish Medical Center, made a special appearance before the Winn Parish Police Jury at their February meeting on the 18th. To allay concerns, she opened with, “Allegiance Health Management has no plans for this hospital to close.” A rumor had been circulating that the hospital would close at the end of January. Hall said she came to Winnfield in mid-October to look at the facilities and signed on in November with a list of things to improve, and more than just patient flow.
Hall shared that payroll, the hospital’s biggest expenditure, has been adjusted, and that the team is now working to improve the facility, with no discussion of closing. Hall said that there are services available the community is not utilizing, so she plans to try to do a better job of marketing to publicize services that are provided.