Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, left, answers questions during a press conference after a special session at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Wednesday, November 2, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Eight of 80 Mississippi hospitals that applied for money through the state’s new hospital grant program have finally received those funds after months of waiting.
However, Mississippi State Health Department officials say the program’s kinks are still being ironed out.