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Inside MMH: The One-Quarter-Cent
Inside MMH: The Sales Tax As we continue our series on taking the community inside our walls and our operations, today we discuss the one-quarter-cent sales tax speculation. Few subjects involving McCurtain Memorial Hospital have created more confusion than the one-quarter-cent county sales tax. For years, people have repeated claims that the hospital receives millions of dollars in taxpayer money, that the hospital controls those funds, or that receiving the sales tax makes

Brian Whitfield
Aug 317 min read


Inside MMH: Obstetrics
INSIDE MMH: Obstetrics The Service We Wish We Still Had — and the Reality Behind Rural Labor & Delivery There is one question we hear from our community perhaps more than any other when discussing services at McCurtain Memorial Hospital: Why don’t we deliver babies anymore? It is a fair question. More importantly, it comes from a place we understand. For families who have welcomed children at this hospital, for mothers who remember giving birth here, and for generations who h

Brian Whitfield
Aug 3113 min read


Inside MMH: 50+ Years of Healthcare
The Ground Beneath Our Hospital: The Joplin Family, the Land, and More Than 50 Years of Healthcare

Brian Whitfield
Aug 246 min read


Inside MMH: The Mission
"A hospital's greatest asset isn't its building. It isn't its equipment. It isn't even the incredible people who walk its halls each day. A hospital's greatest asset is its mission, because a mission is what gives purpose to every decision, every sacrifice, and every life it touches."

Brian Whitfield
Aug 46 min read


Inside MMH: Who 'Owns' the Hospital
"The truth is that McCurtain Memorial Hospital doesn't fit neatly into any of those categories, and understanding why requires us to take another short journey through history."

Brian Whitfield
Jul 284 min read


Inside MMH: Before There Was a Hospital
"Every hospital has a beginning. Ours didn't begin with bricks, concrete, or steel. It began with people who refused to accept that their neighbors deserved anything less than hope."

Brian Whitfield
Jul 286 min read


McCurtain Memorial Hospital: A look inside
An Inside Look at Your Hospital.

Brian Whitfield
Jul 282 min read


Campbell, Straley and LaRue elected to MMH Board of Trustees
Campbell, Straley and LaRue elected to MMH Board of Trustees

Brian Whitfield
Jul 1, 20251 min read


Preparing for the Unexpected: McCurtain Memorial Staff Trained in Emergent Obstetrics Care
Our dedicated staff at McCurtain Memorial Hospital recently completed specialized training in emergent obstetrics care, led by Medical City.
kayla.manginell
Aug 19, 20241 min read


Path for new build or rehab of hospital becomes complicated
On Tuesday, hospital president and CEO Brian Whitfield announced that following conversations with County Commissioner and Chairman, John...

Brian Whitfield
Jul 30, 20243 min read


MMH speaks to Lions Club on plans for the hospital
On Thursday, hospital President and CEO, Brian Whitfield, and Chief Marketing Officer, Kayla Manginell, were invited to speak to the...

Brian Whitfield
Jul 11, 20243 min read
Hospital Lockdown lifted 12:41AM on 6/21/2024
At 12:41AM on 6/21/2023, hospital CEO Brian Whitfield announced an “all clear” and the lockdown was lifted. The hospital was placed on...

Brian Whitfield
Jun 21, 20241 min read


Hospital Lockdown: 6/20/2024 at 9:49PM
MMH on lockdown

Brian Whitfield
Jun 20, 20241 min read


Hospital, litigation survey closes with no suprise results
IDABEL, OK- McCurtain Memorial Hospital launched a survey recently across the county to poll local residents on their views of the need...

Brian Whitfield
Feb 29, 20243 min read


Survey: How do you feel about the 2% lodging tax that was passed in 2022?
In November 2022, the voters of McCurtain County voted overwhelmingly to pass a 2% lodging tax to fund the building of a new hospital. In...

Brian Whitfield
Feb 16, 20242 min read


AirEvac to add additional chopper to McCurtain County
On Monday, area Director with AirEvac, Justin Kinkaid, announced to hospital President and CEO, Brian Whitfield, and Idabel City Mayor,...

Brian Whitfield
Jan 23, 20242 min read


What is a solar eclipse, why is the 2024 event so significant, and how are we planning?
As part of our education campaign to the public, we wanted to start off with telling residents of McCurtain County what a total solar...

Brian Whitfield
Jan 15, 20243 min read


2024 Total Solar Eclipse less than 90 days away
McCurtain Memorial Hospital, along with numerous other city, county, state and federal agencies have been planning and preparing for the...

Brian Whitfield
Jan 14, 20241 min read


District court re-issues order in favor of hospital, county
While it was a start of a new year for the courts in McCurtain County, the matter before it was not new when on January 2, 2024, Judge...

Brian Whitfield
Jan 8, 20241 min read


Jackson receives BSN from Oklahoma City University
McCurtain Memorial Hospital announced on Thursday morning that Emergency Room Director, Pamela (Pam) Jackson, graduated from Oklahoma...

Brian Whitfield
Jan 4, 20241 min read
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