by Associated Press Published: April 8,2013
Tags: ale, board of supervisors, Commercial Real Estate, county government, health, health care, hospital, inverstment, law, medical, medicine, real estate, sell, state government, supervisor
COLUMBUS — Lowndes County will have more flexibility to invest funds from the sale of a local hospital under a bill signed by Gov. Phil Bryant. The Commercial Dispatch reports the county had invested the $30 million it received from the 2001 sale of the county hospital in a certificate of deposit. The 5.2 percent [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 4,2013
Tags: build, building, children, construction, facility, health, health care, hospital, medical, medicine, pediatric, surgery
FLOWOOD — River Oaks Hospital has opened what it claims is the state’s only free standing Pediatric Surgery Center in Flowood. The Pediatric Surgery Center is specifically designed to perform same-day procedures for children ages three months to 19 years of age. The center will be used by physicians from a variety of specialties from [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 4,2013
Tags: attempted murder, attorney, county, court, divorce, health care, judge, justice, law, lawyer, legal, medical, medicine, murder-for-hire, oncologist, oncology, physician, sting
GREENWOOD — A judge has dismissed a charge of capital murder against Greenwood Dr. Arnold Smith, who is charged in arranging an attack on a local attorney. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports Circuit Judge Breland Hilburn decided that prosecutors’ indictment of Smith does not support a capital murder charge. Hilburn ruled prosecutors can pursue the lesser [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 4,2013
Tags: abortion, baby, bill, birth, doctor, drug, executive, governor, health, health care, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, medical, medicine, physician, state government
JACKSON — A bill headed to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says a physician would have to be present when a woman takes abortion-inducing drugs. Senate Bill 2795 also says the woman would have to return to the doctor’s office two weeks later for a follow-up examination. With little explanation and no debate, the Senate passed [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 2,2013
Tags: expasion, health, health benefits, health care, health care reform, insurance, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, Medicaid, public health, state government
JACKSON — The Mississippi House yesterday failed for the second time to adopt the Medicaid budget, making a special session highly likely before the fiscal year starts July 1. House Bill 1653 needed support from a majority of elected House members. Instead, Monday’s vote was 57 in favor and 50 against, a few votes shy [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 2,2013
Tags: abortion, anti-abortion, baby, birth, board, executive, governor, health, health care, medical, medicine, niominate, nomination, pregnancy, public health, state government
RIDGELAND — Gov. Phil Bryant said Monday he’s withdrawing his nomination of anti-abortion activist Terri Herring of Ridgeland to the state Board of Health. Bryant’s decision came after The Associated Press questioned whether Bryant was fulfilling requirements of a state law that specifies the board’s 11 members must come from certain parts of the state. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 29,2013
Tags: backup power, contractor, electricity, health, health care, hospital, lights, main power, medical, medicine, power, security
GULFPORT — A contractor working at Memorial Hospital cut the main power line to the facility, resulting in a power outage yesterday at approximately 7:58 a.m., according to a release from the hospital. At that time, a main circuit breaker was damaged, which delayed the activation of the hospital’s standby generator power. By 9:10 a.m., [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 29,2013
Tags: abortion, activist, anti-abortion, baby, birth, board, confirmation, health, health care, legislator, Legislature, medical, medicine, nomination, public health
RIDGELAND — Gov. Phil Bryant says he wants senators to confirm his nomination of anti-abortion activist Terri Herring to the state Board of Health, but a top lawmaker said it’s unclear whether Herring will receive enough support. “I think Terri is someone who has committed her life to women’s health care and the right to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 28,2013
Tags: expansion, health, health benefits, health care, health care reform, Medicaid, medical, medinice, rally, state government
JACKSON — More than 200 health advocates, doctors and others rallied at the Mississippi Capitol yesterday, asking legislators to expand Medicaid to the working poor. Expansion appears unlikely, however, because it’s opposed by Gov. Phil Bryant and Republican leaders in the state House and Senate. The three-month legislative session is scheduled to end April 7. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 28,2013
Tags: appeal, bench, case, clinic, contract, court, health, health care, hospital, judicial, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, medical, medicine, outpatient, surgery, trial
CANTON — St. Dominic Health Systems can prove during a trial that it has a binding contract to buy an outpatient surgery clinic in Canton that was improperly sold to a competitor, attorneys for the hospital system told the state Supreme Court yesterday. St. Dominic attorney Sheldon Alston told the high court that a Madison [...] [...]
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