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Employment status of RCH CEO in question

The status of Russell County Hospital CEO Patrick Branco’s employment at the facility seems to be up in the air. As of Tuesday afternoon, the hospital declined to comment on whether Branco was still employed […]

RCH hoping to expand ICU space

Russell County Hospital is hoping to expand its space that is used for intensive care. CEO Patrick Branco told the hospital board of directors at a recent board meeting that the hospital could likely use […]

RCH not requiring vaccines for staff

As some hospitals around the state implement vaccine mandates for their workers, Russell County Hospital CEO Patrick Branco said he has no plans to implement a vaccine mandate at RCH. Somewhere between 50-60 percent of […]

RCH cancelling health fair, community lab draws

Russell County Hospital is cancelling the upcoming health fair and community lab draws due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in the community. “We were excited about bringing the health fair back this year,” Health […]

Eads joins RCH team

Russell County Hospital welcomed a new member to the team, Abigail Eads. Eads joins Russell County Hospital as a Registered Dietician Nutritionist. Eads is a 2014 graduate of Russell County High School and a graduate […]

Former RCH CEO to Return as Interim CEO

Former CEO, Bill Kindred will fill the position until the new CEO is named, according to hospital officials. Monday was Kindred’s first day on the job. At the regular meeting of the board of directors […]