UPDATE: Ochsner at work on Hancock Medical operations

Polly Davenport

Polly Davenport

BAY ST. LOUIS The Ochsner Health System team, led by Polly Davenport, is examining all aspects of Hancock Medical Center’s operations “to help with financial difficulties we are experiencing,” HMC spokesman Tom Carlton said. Ochsner also is continuing physician recruitment and sharing information with all of the hospital departments under a 90-day executive management agreement with Hancock County.
The board of supervisors and the hospital board introduced Davenport, CEO of Ochsner – North Shore Region, at a press conference today.