Nearly one year in, hospital finances stable
Oconee Memorial Hospital officials viewed a visit by their U-S congressman as an opportune time to impress on the lawmaker the continuing challenges that small, rural hospitals face. Those challenges have much to do with smaller re-imbursements to cover Medicare and Medicaid payments. Yet nearly a year into joining Greenville Health System, the financial picture for Oconee Memorial is better, in the opinion of Hunter Kome, president of Oconee Medical Campus. Kome says being part of a larger organization with greater financial standing is boost of confidence to Oconee’s creditors.