March 31, 2026
Bolivar Medical Center and Relias Healthcare are pleased to announce a new partnership to manage the hospital’s Emergency Department, effective April 1, 2026.
As a trusted healthcare provider for Cleveland and the surrounding Delta region, Bolivar Medical Center has a long-standing commitment to delivering high-quality, accessible care to its community. This partnership represents a continued investment in strengthening emergency services and ensuring patients receive timely, reliable care close to home.
Relias Healthcare, founded and headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, partners with hospitals across the Southeast to deliver locally led, data-driven clinical services. The organization is known for building engaged provider teams
supported by strong operational infrastructure, without private equity or outside investors, allowing a singular focus on patient care and hospital alignment.
“Bolivar Medical Center has a strong reputation for serving the Cleveland community with excellence,” said Luke West, CEO at RH. “We are honored to partner with their team to support and strengthen emergency care delivery through a model that emphasizes local leadership, collaboration, and measurable results.”
Through this partnership, patients and the community can expect a locally engaged team of emergency medicine clinicians with enhanced patient experience and clinical outcomes including 24/7 physician coverage in the Emergency Department to ensure consistent, high-quality care at all times.
“Caring for this community is personal to me,” said Jimmy Young, CEO of Bolivar Medical Center. “My own family has relied on our Emergency Department, and I know how much it means to have trusted care close to home. Partnering with Relias Healthcare strengthens our commitment to the Delta and ensures every patient who walks through our doors receives dependable, high quality care when it matters most.
The transition is expected to be seamless, with a focus on continuity of care for patients and collaboration with existing hospital staff and providers.
About Bolivar Medical Center
A part of ScionHealth®, Bolivar Medical Center (BMC) is a 164-bed, acute-care general hospital – accredited by The Joint Commission – that offers a full complement of medical and surgical services. BMC’s Emergency Department is a level 4 trauma center, and wait times are available on the website. The hospital also offers a wide array of outpatient services and includes a 35-bed nursing home, 12 swing beds, and 12 geropsychology beds. You can learn more about Bolivar Medical Center at www.bolivarmedical.com.
About Relias Healthcare
Relias Healthcare is a physician-led, provider-focused emergency and hospital medicine management company headquartered in Tupelo, MS, with over 640 clinicians and over 585,000 annual visits. Relias Healthcare provides hospitals with a wide portfolio of management and staffing solutions within the acute care setting of hospital systems, tertiary referral centers and rural community hospitals. Clinicians are our priority, hospitals are our partners, and patients are our purpose.