<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Clay County Medical Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clay County Medical Center]]></description><link>https://www.ccmcks.org/news</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:42:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ccmcks.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Clay County Medical Center Names Dr. David Hein as ER Medical Director]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clay County Medical Center (CCMC) is pleased to announce that David Hein, MD, has accepted the role of Medical Director of the Emergency Department, bringing additional leadership and clinical expertise to the hospital's emergency medicine 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