Patient's Choice Medical Center of Smith County in Raleigh has sat empty after voluntarily terminating its Medicare certification on July 3, 2023. Credit: Pam Dankins/Mississippi Today
Smith County residents could soon have a hospital again.
Covington County Hospital and South Central Regional Medical Center, both led by CEO Greg Gibbes, in a Dec. 5 press release announced plans to open a hospital in Raleigh in the fall.