Mac Flynt Named CEO of OCH Regional Medical Center as hospital transitions to Baptist Memorial Health Care
“Mac Flynt is a remarkable leader and the ideal person to lead OCH Regional Medical Center’s transition to a Baptist Memorial Hospital. His track record as a leader, commitment to excellence and experience advancing health care in Central Mississippi and the Delta uniquely position him for success in this role.”
STARKVILLE, Miss., Sept. 18, 2025– Baptist Memorial Health Care has named Mac Flynt administrator/CEO of OCH Regional Medical Center.
Flynt has been the administrator/CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Attala and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Yazoo since April 2023. He will take the top leadership position for OCH on Oct. 1.
Baptist and the Oktibbeha County board of supervisors signed a definitive purchase agreement for OCH in August 2025. Baptist agreed to a $55 million purchase price along with committing to other investments, as well as offering employment to all staff in good standing, to help transform the hospital and ensure access to sustainable and high-quality health care in the area.
It is a great honor to join OCH Regional Medical Center’s leadership team at such an exciting time. I look forward to meeting the talented staff and collaborating with them to advance exceptional health care for the community. Together, we will make a lasting difference in the lives and health of Oktibbeha County and surrounding areas.
Flynt has served in administrative leadership roles with Baptist in Central Mississippi since 2020. Prior to his role as CEO/administrator of Baptist Attala and Baptist Yazoo, he was chief administrative officer of the hospitals from 2022 to 2023 and administrative director of Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, recognized as the Best Regional Hospital in Mississippi, from 2020 to 2022.
Flynt earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management in 2015 from Mississippi State University where he also played on the football team. He earned a Master of Healthcare Administration in 2024 from Louisiana State University Shreveport.
Flynt’s wife, Natalie, also attended MSU.
Baptist Memorial Health Care is one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health care systems and the largest provider of Medicaid in the region. Consistently ranking among the top integrated health care networks in the country, Baptist Memorial comprises 23 affiliate hospitals in West Tennessee, North and Central Mississippi and East Arkansas; a freestanding emergency department; more than 6,000 affiliated physicians; Baptist Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group with more than 1,500 providers in 50 specialties; Baptist Cancer Center; home, hospice and psychiatric care; walk-in and urgent care clinics; a network of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system that includes Baptist Health Sciences University and a college of osteopathic medicine. Baptist employs more than 22,000 people, and in fiscal year 2023 contributed more than $465 million in community benefit and uncompensated care to the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.baptistonline.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn.com.
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