Baptist getting closer to building new hospital in Oxford

Baptist getting closer to building new hospital in Oxford

OXFORD — Oxford, Lafayette County and Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. hope finalize the sale of the local hospital to Baptist by July 31.

The Oxford Eagle reports that the sale will allow Baptist to get paperwork filed with the Mississippi Department of Health, which must approve construction of a new hospital.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care earlier announced the new $300 million hospital it wants to build will be located within the current city limits of Oxford.

Read more: NEMS360.com – Baptist getting closer to building new hospital in Oxford

AP
6/27/11