Health care authority gets 11 million to help Black Belt

DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (WSFA) – Health care in the Black Belt region could soon change with help from the federal government. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell secured $1.1 million for the Tombigbee Healthcare Authority, which operates Whitfield Regional Hospital. She said the money will go toward providing more resources for education for current and future health care professionals. “Not only do we need people, but we need a facility where they don’t have to travel to be trained,” said Blaine Hitchcock, Demopolis campus director for Wallace State Community College Selma. The hospital will partner with Wallace State Community College Selma to train…