North Sunflower Medical Center: Best of the Best 2023

The end of the year is frequently considered the beginning of award season. And here at North Sunflower, we, too, are getting wrapped up in the accolades of our colleagues’ outstanding work.
 
The Bolivar Bullet recently released its Best-of-the-Best accolades for 2023, and there was a familiar ring to three honorees. North Sunflower Medical Center was named Best Hospital. Hospice of North Sunflower was named Best Hospice. Lastly, Sunflower Medical Equipment was named Best Medical Equipment Provider.
 
The Bolivar Bullet’s Best of The Best program covers Sunflower and Bolivar Counties. “We’re all for the small businesses around here,” said Kristy Kitchings, Sales manager at the Bolivar Bullet and the Delta Business Journal. Kristy is the promoter of the program. “This program gives us a chance to spotlight some businesses that we previously didn’t know about.”

Delta Business Journal’s Best of the Best

But that’s not all.  
 
Delta Business Journal also recognized Hospice of North Sunflower and Sunflower Medical Equipment as Best-of-the-Best in their 22-county region. “The Ruleville community would not be what it is today without that hospital and what they have done for their community,” Kitchings said. “What it was in 2001 compared to what it is today is turn-of-the-century. Having everything you need right there close to home, you can’t find that anywhere better than North Sunflower. What Billy Marlow and his team did for that campus and that community is truly amazing.”
 
In short, we agree. The people who work here at North Sunflower have made it what it is – a state-of-the-art medical facility serving our little corner of the world with passion and pride. 

People like Wendy Gore, who leads Hospice of North Sunflower, who becomes part of our patients’ extended family. “It takes a very special person to do what we do. The people we have working with us are very genuine, and they are 100% dedicated to our patients. Most of them have been with us since the beginning.” 

It also includes people like Rodger McClain, who started as the only Sunflower Medical Equipment employee and has grown into a 14-employee company serving 160 patients a month. “It feels good to feel like you’re helping people,” Rodger told us.

We feel the Best-of-the-Best recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the 500 dedicated professionals who make up the North Sunflower Medical Center family. We are proud of all of you and proud to be a part of our amazing Ruleville community.