By Staff
special to The Star
May 12, 2004
Health care forums set for next month will give residents in Newton, Neshoba, Clarke and Kemper counties a chance to discuss health care issues and concerns they may have.
The four counties are a part of the East Central Healthcare Network, or EC-Health-Net.
This network is still in the formation stage. But work has begun, after receiving almost $90,000 in federal grant money, to initiate a planning grant to improve medical services for local residents.
The planned forums:
June 7 3 p.m.-5 p.m. at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital in Quitman and 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at Neshoba County General Hospital in Philadelphia.
June 8 10 a.m.-noon at the Business Incubator in DeKalb and 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. at East Central Community College in Decatur.
Refreshments will be provided at each forum.
The planning team will use data collected at the forums in a planning retreat designed to help guide the future of local health care.
For more information on these forums or to learn more about the East Central Health-Net, contact Tim Thomas (601) 683-2031.