The Fairfield Hospital District Board announced their new hospital, Freestone Medical Center, effective Jan. 1, 2017.

“We have completed the careful transition of our hospital to the District, with the assistance of Community Hospital Consulting (CHC Consulting), and are proud to introduce Freestone Medical Center to our community,” said FHD Chair George Robinson.

“We have a new name and the same great service. Patient care is still our top priority,” said Stace Holland, who became Freestone Medical Center CEO on Dec. 19, 2016. Holland, a seasoned hospital executive leader, has recently been part of the CHC Consulting operations team managing Morehouse General Hospital, Bastrop, La., and prior, served as CEO of Pineville Community Hospital, Pineville, Ky.

Read the full Teague Chronicle article (Jan. 5, 2017).