Howard Memorial Hospital Board

Howard Memorial Hospital board met this week. CEO Debra Wright provided an update concerning COVID for the Howard county area. 3 employees are out after testing positive for COVID-19 and 42.9% of the employees at the hospital are fully vaccinated. Wright reported that as per the Arkansas Department of Health that 52.1% of Howard County has been vaccinated with the state percentage sitting at 51.1%.

Also announced was the retirement of Dr. Sayre effective January 1st.

The financial report provided by CFO Bill Craig indicated a healthy status concerning financials for Howard Memorial.