Baptist Union County Names New Administrator

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County recently named James Huffman administrator and CEO. Huffman comes to Baptist Union County from Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus, Miss., where he has served as chief operating officer for the past two years. During that time, he has been involved in a major construction project, developing a hospitalist program and numerous other initiatives to improve overall hospital operations.

“During his 10 years with Baptist Memorial Health Care, James has proven to be a dedicated employee and a great leader,” said Jim Ainsworth, vice president and head of Baptist Memorial Health Care’s Mississippi operations. “He has a great deal of experience in almost every aspect of running a hospital, from planning and developing construction projects to overseeing a variety of departments.”

Huffman has been with Baptist since 1995, beginning as Baptist Golden Triangle’s chief financial officer, then assuming the same role for Baptist’s metro-Memphis market before returning to Baptist Golden Triangle. Huffman, a North Carolina native, has a bachelor’s degree in health care management from Appalachian State University and a master’s degree in finance and a certificate in health care finance from the University of South Carolina.

Baptist Union County is a 153-bed hospital that offers a variety of health care services, including labor and delivery, outpatient and laser surgery and a 24-hour emergency department. In 2004, the hospital renovated its Women’s Center, which features five labor/delivery/recovery suites, two surgical suites for Caesarean sections, a level II nursery for slightly sicker babies and a 15-bed postpartum unit. Baptist Union County also offers an open MRI machine that is accredited by the American College of Radiology.

For more information about Baptist Union County, please call (662) 538-7631 or visit http://unioncounty.baptistonline.org.

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[Jeff the laser Eye Surgery Doc]

Cudos James Huffman its about time