Nearly one year in, hospital finances stable

Oconee Memorial Hospital officials viewed a visit by their U-S congressman as an opportune time to impress on the lawmaker the continuing challenges that small, rural hospitals face.  Those challenges have much to do with smaller re-imbursements to cover Medicare and Medicaid payments.  Yet nearly a year into joining Greenville Health System, the financial picture for Oconee Memorial is better, in the opinion of Hunter Kome, president of Oconee Medical Campus.  Kome says being part of a larger organization with greater financial standing is boost of confidence to Oconee’s creditors.

Congressman Jeff Duncan toured Oconee Memorial Hospital this week and spoke with the hospital’s top leaders–Hunter Kome and Jeanne Ward