Organizations Filed Purposes:
HOSPITAL AND CLINIC PATIENT SERVICE
LAIRD HOSPITAL IS A 25-BED ACUTE-CARE, CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL LOCATED IN UNION, MS. UNION, MS IS LOCATED IN NEWTON COUNTY, MS. UNION HAS A POPULATION OF 1,988 AND NEWTON COUNTY HAS A POPULATION OF 21,720. LAIRD HOSPITAL'S SCOPE OF CARE INCLUDES A RANGE OF INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. A VARIETY OF OTHER SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BASIS THROUGH THE HOSPITAL'S IMAGING, LABORATORY AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY. A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS STAFFED WITH QUALIFIED EMERGENCY ROOM HOSPITALISTS AND FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATIVE CARE ARE AVAILABLE AT LAIRD HOSPITAL THROUGH THE SWING BED PROGRAM. THOSE RECOVERING FROM SURGERY, A STROKE, A FRACTURE OR AN EXTENDED MEDICAL ILLNESS AND HOSPITALIZATION CAN RECEIVE REHABILITATIVE CARE AT LAIRD HOSPITAL, WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED IN ANOTHER LOCATION. LAIRD HOSPITAL IS AFFILIATED WITH RUSH HEALTH SYSTEMS OF MERIDIAN, MS. ADDITIONALLY, THE SLEEP DISORDERS PROGRAM OPERATED LAIRD HOSPITAL PROVIDES A VALUABLE SERVICE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CHRONIC SLEEP-RELATED DISORDERS AND THE INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CARE FOR SENIOR ADULTS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND GRIEF.AS PRESENTED IN THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE H, LAIRD HOSPITAL PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS DURING 2019 AT A NET COST OF $1,483,723. ALTHOUGH EQUITABLE PAYMENT FOR SERVICES IS ESSENTIAL TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL VIABILITY, LAIRD HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE RESOURCES REQUIRED TO REIMBURSE THE HOSPITAL FOR ALL SERVICES PROVIDED. KEEPING ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY, LAIRD HOSPITAL PROVIDES FREE CARE AND SUBSIDIZED CARE WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES WHERE THE NEED FOR SUCH CARE EXISTS. ALONG WITH BEING THE ONE OF THE COUNTY'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS AND A MAJOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS BY VIRTUE OF ITS PAYROLL, LAIRD HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES MANY BENEFITS TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN THE AREAS OF CIVIC INVOLVEMENT AND GIVING INCLUDING ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY WITH IT'S ANNUAL COUNTRY DAY PROGRAM, CONDUCTING AND ATTENDING COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS AND PROVIDING FREE MEDICAL SCREENING TESTS AND DISSEMINATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AT CIVIC CLUB MEETINGS AND OTHER COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Russell Belenchia | PHYSICIAN | 40 | $0 |
| Patrick Eakes | PHYSICIAN | 40 | $0 |
| Deborah Hester | PHYSICIAN | 40 | $0 |
| Chris Webb | PHYSICIAN | 40 | $0 |
| Adhtar Siddiqui | PHYSICIAN | 40 | $0 |
| Tommy Bartlett | ADMINISTRATOR | 40 | $0 |
| Rick Barry | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Larkin Kennedy | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Strickland | CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFIC | 1 | $0 |
| Fred Duggan | CMA | 1 | $0 |
| David Butler | CFO | 1 | $0 |
| Darrell Wildman | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Chuck Reece | SENIOR VP | 1 | $0 |
| Cathy Robinson | INTERIM COMPLIANCE | 1 | $0 |
| Rita G Jackson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Pj Henry | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Larry W Driskell | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jon Martin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Phil Sutphin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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