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by Nash Nunnery Published: April 10,2011
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After a rather harsh winter, the dazzling warmth of the spring sun will be a welcome change for most Mississippians. Outdoor activities such as gardening, going to the beach or just sitting in the backyard with a cold beverage to absorb a few rays are on the horizon. But behind the fun in the sun [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: April 10,2011
Tags: Darden North, Fresh Frozen, House Call, Jackson Healthcare for Women, Points of Origin, Wiggle Room
Success as a novelist hasn’t lured Jackson obstetrician away from his chosen profession To the casual observer, practicing medicine and writing novels does not appear at first glance to fit together. Apparently, nobody told Darden North. A respected Jackson obstetrician/gynecologist who writes award-winning novels with the same deft touch in which he delivers babies, North [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: April 10,2011
Tags: Mississippi College, physician assistant program, Robert Philpot
First class of 30 will reap rewards of two years of planning, development Nobody is happier about the introduction of the physician assistant program at Mississippi College than Dr. Robert Philpot. “It was like God was looking at my to-do list and checking it over,” said the chairman of the new department. “It’s been a [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: April 10,2011
Tags: Gene Barrett, J.O. Manning, Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, Walter Shelton
The ancient Greek physician Herodicus is sometimes referred to as the very first doctor of sports medicine. Ask most people in the medical and athletic communities who are the standard bearers for sports medicine in Mississippi and the answer is the three Jackson surgeons who founded Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center. While Herodicus’ theories [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: April 10,2011
Tags: Johnny McGinn, Lee Jenkins, MSDH Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Registry
After falling into a 41-day coma following his car accident, and after passing tests at the hospital where they stitched his body back together, Johnny McGinn was told he could go home. For McGinn, and thousands of Mississippians like him who have experienced catastrophic injuries, the excitement of finally being wheeled out of the hospital [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: February 6,2011
Tags: Legislature, Mississippi Nurses Association, Mississippi State Medical Association, nurse practitioner-physician relationship
Like most legislation the first time it is introduced at the Capitol, a bill that would have removed a signature provision in the nurse practitioner-physician relationship died last week. Rules governing nurse practitioners require that a “protocol,” or what amounts to a course of treatment for a patient, must earn the signature of a collaborating [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: February 6,2011
Tags: Bill Brown, Delta, Greenville, health care, MBJ Profile, University Heart in Jackson
You can take Bill Brown out of the Delta, but you can’t take the Delta out of Bill Brown. That’s because a conversation with Brown is sprinkled with references to the flatland region that is often romanticized by the folks that are born and reared there. “There’s no place like the Mississippi Delta,” said the [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: February 6,2011
Tags: hospital, John Baten, laparoscopic hysterectomy, St. Dominic, Trace Swartzfager
Just a few years ago, it wasn’t conceivable that major surgeries could be performed without a single visible incision scar. Times have changed. Last November, surgeons at St. Dominic Hospital performed what is believed to be the first total laparoscopic hysterectomy procedure in the State of Mississippi. The procedure, termed a “robotic-assisted single port,” was [...] [...]
by Tacy Rayburn Published: February 4,2011
Tags: Add new tag, bill, David Baria, insurance, liability, nursing homes, senate bill
Two senate bills that would have required nursing homes in Mississippi to carry a minimum amount of $500,000 in liability insurance died at the committee deadline last week. Senate Bill 2062 was double-referred to the Senate Insurance Committee and to the Public Health and Welfare Committee. SB 2248 went to Public Health and Welfare and [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: December 12,2010
Tags: Angie Gambino, Hal W. Leftwich, Hancock Medical Center
Hancock Medical Center rebuilds from Hurricane Katrina and keeps on growing With perseverance and dedication to the community they serve, Hancock Medical Center in Bay St. Louis weathered the nation’s most destructive natural disaster and has come back stronger. Founded in 1960, this year marks the hospital’s 50th year of service. The county-owned facility was [...] [...]
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