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He added wait times can fluctuate day to day.\nFlynt\u2019s next goal is to limit the number of patients Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County transfers to other hospitals, including Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus.\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMac Flynt\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\u201cThere is value in having (a) big brother down the road,\u201d Flynt said. \u201cI think you\u2019re going to see some overlap of some services that Columbus and that GTR hospital can offer here in Starkville, and conversely you\u2019re going to see some things where we start to branch out. \u2026 I don\u2019t want people to necessarily be confused that we\u2019re not trying to be self-sufficient because we certainly are.\u201d\nThe majority of patient transfers from Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County are cardiology, gastroenterology and neurology patients, leading those to be the specialties Flynt hopes to expand coverage for over the next five to seven years.\nTo begin reducing transfer numbers, the hospital plans to implement a new telehealth service from Eagle Telemedicine, Flynt said. 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While Baptist, as promised, has not let anyone go, there has been \u201chealthy turnover.\u201d\nIn addition to that turnover came 14 changes in leadership and a new board of directors.\n\u201cThe leadership changes that I mentioned are not people that were bad performers,\u201d Flynt said. \u201cIt was just more so realigning the org chart to mirror and mimic what our high-level strategy is at Baptist, but also trying to find the skill sets and putting people in certain positions where they could be successful.\u201d\nBaptist also filled at least four vacancies for board-certified emergency room doctors. Baptist now guarantees patients will see a doctor who is board certified in emergency medicine when they visit the hospital.\nFlynt said the employees who stayed at Baptist have an \u201cextremely positive\u201d attitude, helped by the clarity Baptist\u2019s accountability measures give employees. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County currently has nearly 600 employees and is budgeted for about $172 million in gross patient revenue, Flynt said.\n\u201cOur commitment remains the same; we want to provide exceptional care,\u201d Flynt said. \u201c\u2026 We want to operate responsibly. We want to continue improving our access and we want to serve the community. \u2026 The only way this engine keeps growing is for you guys to choose to stay within your zip code and receive your health care.\u201d\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n      \n      \n        Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to continue our efforts. In the past week, our reporters have posted 32 articles to cdispatch.com. Please consider subscribing to our website for only $2.30 per week to help support local journalism and our community."
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