CEO of Starkville hospital retiring

The leader of OCH Regional Medical Center says he is retiring after 35 years with the hospital.

Posted: Apr 25, 2018 7:03 PM

Posted By: Craig Ford

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) - The leader of OCH Regional Medical Center says he is retiring after 35 years with the hospital.

Chief Executive Officer Richard Hilton is stepping down after six years in the job. He started with the Starkville hospital as chief financial officer in 1983.

The hospital board accepted his resignation Tuesday night.

Hilton says he will stay in his job during the transition to a new leader.

His departure comes as the county-owned hospital is looking at options to team with one of the major hospital systems in the region.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 297321

Reported Deaths: 6805

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	19814	231
Hinds	18949	395
Harrison	16886	282
Rankin	12842	265
Jackson	12750	234
Lee	9720	163
Madison	9516	204
Jones	8035	148
Forrest	7289	138
Lauderdale	6872	228
Lowndes	6061	140
Lamar	5933	81
Lafayette	5767	114
Washington	5232	130
Bolivar	4630	124
Oktibbeha	4430	95
Panola	4336	98
Pearl River	4212	132
Warren	4144	115
Pontotoc	4110	71
Marshall	4059	95
Monroe	3996	129
Union	3971	74
Neshoba	3848	171
Lincoln	3624	104
Hancock	3529	78
Leflore	3400	121
Sunflower	3209	86
Tate	3039	74
Pike	3026	97
Scott	2961	71
Alcorn	2927	63
Yazoo	2920	66
Itawamba	2906	75
Coahoma	2830	69
Tippah	2800	65
Copiah	2799	59
Simpson	2775	81
Prentiss	2712	58
Marion	2588	78
Wayne	2556	41
Leake	2541	72
Covington	2502	80
Grenada	2488	78
Adams	2357	78
George	2327	45
Newton	2327	53
Winston	2221	79
Jasper	2141	45
Tishomingo	2132	66
Attala	2069	71
Chickasaw	2019	54
Holmes	1828	70
Clay	1794	52
Stone	1734	29
Tallahatchie	1717	39
Clarke	1707	73
Calhoun	1586	28
Smith	1538	33
Yalobusha	1457	36
Greene	1281	33
Walthall	1254	41
Montgomery	1235	40
Noxubee	1234	31
Perry	1232	35
Lawrence	1214	21
Carroll	1194	25
Amite	1124	35
Webster	1111	32
Jefferson Davis	1027	31
Tunica	998	24
Claiborne	990	30
Benton	940	24
Humphreys	931	28
Kemper	914	23
Quitman	775	14
Franklin	764	20
Choctaw	701	17
Jefferson	628	27
Wilkinson	627	27
Sharkey	492	17
Issaquena	167	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 499411

Reported Deaths: 10149

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	71995	1403
Mobile	36396	741
Madison	32674	469
Tuscaloosa	24391	423
Montgomery	22789	523
Shelby	22250	219
Baldwin	19915	289
Lee	15070	161
Calhoun	13961	296
Morgan	13785	255
Etowah	13413	327
Marshall	11458	215
Houston	10121	264
Elmore	9509	190
Limestone	9435	139
St. Clair	9050	228
Cullman	8993	183
Lauderdale	8628	214
DeKalb	8507	175
Talladega	7643	165
Walker	6600	260
Jackson	6551	104
Autauga	6344	92
Blount	6252	128
Colbert	6007	121
Coffee	5261	104
Dale	4680	107
Russell	4075	34
Franklin	4007	79
Covington	3996	107
Chilton	3911	104
Escambia	3794	73
Tallapoosa	3637	143
Clarke	3445	53
Chambers	3432	111
Dallas	3428	142
Pike	2929	73
Marion	2887	96
Lawrence	2857	87
Winston	2585	68
Bibb	2460	58
Marengo	2446	57
Geneva	2402	70
Pickens	2257	57
Barbour	2138	51
Hale	2125	69
Fayette	2026	57
Butler	2014	66
Henry	1835	41
Cherokee	1781	40
Monroe	1667	39
Randolph	1651	41
Washington	1570	36
Macon	1478	45
Crenshaw	1467	55
Clay	1462	54
Cleburne	1401	41
Lamar	1339	33
Lowndes	1331	51
Wilcox	1232	25
Bullock	1177	36
Conecuh	1072	24
Perry	1064	27
Sumter	1008	32
Coosa	903	24
Greene	887	32
Choctaw	557	23
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0