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Tippah County Hospital CEO Dr. Patrick Chapman, with Caleb and Mary Mitchell and the newborn Juniper Mitchell, who was born on the morning of Jan. 25 at TCH, despite hectic conditions from Winter Storm Fern.

Winter Storm Fern, and the effects that lingered as a result of it, impacted many in the Tippah County Community and posed several challenges to the infrastructure of the community.

One of the key tenets that was challenged in late January/early February was emergency services, specifically the Tippah County Hospital. Hospital leaders and staff recently reflected on unique challenges that tested hospital and emergency services early on in the winter storm.