Hospital for South Madison County takes another hit from State Health Officer

State Health Officer Dr. Mary Currier

Currier rules against St. Dominic in ‘hospital war’


State health officer Mary Currier has denied St. Dominic Health Systems’ request to build a 71-bed hospital just north of Madison.

Currier’s decision was announced yesterday. St. Dominic officials told The Clarion-Ledger they would appeal the decision to Hinds County Chancery Court.

Currier says she agreed with her staff that the hospital isn’t needed.

Health Management Associates, which owns the only hospital in Madison County, had opposed St. Dominic’s plan to relocate 71 beds from its Jackson campus to suburban Madison.

It was St. Dominic’s third attempt to open a facility in Madison County

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Officer rules against St. Dominic Madison hospital

An administrative hearing officer is recommending St. Dominic Hospital not be allowed to build a 71-bed hospital in Madison County.
In a 48-page recommendation released today, Cassandra B. Walter says the hospital hasn’t justified its case for a certificate of need from the state Department of Health to move 71 beds from its Jackson campus to Madison County.

HMA-owned Madison County Medical Center, which will open as Madison River Oaks next summer in Canton, opposed St. Dominic’s plans and welcomed Thursday’s recommendation.

State Health Officer Dr. Mary Currier has up to 30 days to make a final ruling.

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