OCMC gets grant for trauma role

Funding to save lives Arkansas State District 7 Rep. Garry Smith, right, addresses Ouachita County Medical Center president David Cicero during a meeting held before the presentation of $12,500 in funding. The money, provided by a statewide tax on tobacco products, will help fund the hospital’s participation in the state’s trauma system. See related article.

Local officials and representatives from Ouachita County Medical Center and the Arkansas Department of Health met Wednesday to celebrate the receipt of the first installment of on-going funding for the hospital’s participation in the state’s new trauma system.

Ouachita County Medical Center has already received an initial payment of $12,500 as the first half of this year’s funding, and will qualify for on-going funding based on its level of participation in the new system., according to a news release.

David Cicero, CEO of Ouachita County Medical Center, accepted the ch...

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April, 2010