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W.C. King named Facilities Manager for the Mississippi Hospital Association

L to R – W.C. King, Facilities Manager, and Judith Forshee, Vice President for Education

The Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) recently welcomed a new employee to their staff, W.C. King. King has been named Facilities Manager for the Mississippi Hospital Association.

King is a native of Mendenhall, Mississippi. He attended Copiah-Lincoln Junior College in Wesson, MS. King was employed at Mississippi State Hospital for 30 ¼ years before retirement in June 2007. He currently resides in Mendenhall with his wife Lucy. They have two daughters, Kimberly King and Kristy Holle. King and his family are members of Crossgates Baptist Church in Brandon.

Steve Lesley named Director of Data Services for MHA

The Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) recently welcomed a new employee to their staff, Steve Lesley. Lesley has been named Director of Data Services for the Mississippi Hospital Association.

Lesley is a native of Tupelo, Mississippi. He received his BS (1981) and MBA (1990) from Mississippi State University (MSU). While attending college, Lesley was a member of the MSU Basketball Team.

Lesley is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Mississippi State University Alumni Association. He currently resides in Tupelo with his wife, Jenny, and two daughters, Caitlin and Mallory. Lesley and his family are members of First United Methodist Church in Tupelo.

Jim Martin promoted to Manager of MHA's Unemployment Insurance Program

The Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) recently promoted Jim Martin to Manager of the MHA Unemployment Insurance Program. Martin has been employed at the Mississippi Hospital Association for nine years.

Martin is a native of Dothan, Alabama. In 1982, he graduated from Troy University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics.

Martin is also a member of the International Association of Workforce Professionals. He currently resides in Vicksburg with his wife, Linda, where they have lived for 23 years. The couple has been married for 20 years and has one daughter, Amy. Martin and his family are members of Hawkins United Methodist Church in Vicksburg where he serves on numerous committees.

Sherry Spille named Staff Accountant for MHA

The Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) recently welcomed a new employee to their staff, Sherry Spille. Spille has been named Staff Accountant for the association.

In 1996, Spille graduated from Mississippi College where she received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a minor in Political Science. Spille resides in Byram with her seven year old son, Trey. They attend Raymond Road Baptist Church.

Pamela Bond named Accounts Assistant for the MHA's Office of Emergency Preparedness

The Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) recently welcomed a new employee to their staff, Pamela Bond. Bond has been named Accounts Assistant for the MHA Office of Emergency Preparedness.

In 1975, Bond graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in English and Public Address with Masters work in ESL. Bond has been an active Big sis in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mississippi for three years. She also studies piano and ballroom dancing.

Bond resides in Ridgeland where she has lived for the past 18 years. She has three children, Travis, Reagan, and Jonathan. Bond and her family are members of St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church in Madison where she sings in the choir.

Baptist Health Systems breaks ground on $15 million center

Baptist Health Systems Inc. recently broke ground on a $15 million medical complex in Madison. The four-story, 81,270-square-foot complex will include an outpatient ambulatory surgical center, diagnostic imaging center and medical offices and will be located on the southeast corner of Mississippi 463 and Highland Colony Parkway. It is expected to open in the first quarter of 2007.

Baptist announces plan for Madison County site

Baptist Health Systems hopes to break ground in July on a four-story medical arts complex near the intersection of Mississippi 463 and Highland Colony Parkway in Madison.

The building, which hospital officials say will be the first phase of what they hope will include a full-service hospital, child care center and emergency medical facility, will house doctors' offices, an outpatient surgery center, rehabilitation services and a diagnostic imaging center.

The 81,000-square foot building is slated for a fall 2006 opening. More than half the building has already been leased to physicians specializing in pediatrics, fertility issues, pulmonology, orthopedics, urology, obstetrics/gynecology and plastic surgery.