Mac Flynt has been appointed administrator and CEO of OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, Miss., effective Oct. 1, as the hospital prepares to join Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care. Mr. Flynt has served as administrator and CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Attala and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Yazoo since April 2023, according to a Sept. 18 health system news release. He has held leadership roles within Baptist Memorial in Central Mississippi since 2020.
In August, Baptist Memorial and the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors signed a definitive agreement for the $55 million purchase of OCH. The agreement included additional investment commitments and employment offers to all staff in good standing. Baptist Memorial Health Care includes 23 affiliate hospitals acros