Mississippi Business Journal » Forrest General Hospital

Thompson named investigator

MBJ Staff — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:01:04 +0000

Hattiesburg Clinic’s Vascular Specialists Department, in conjunction with Forrest General Hospital, is participating in a national, FDA-approved carotid stenting trial called EV3. Keith Thompson, D.O., a vascular specialist with Hattiesburg Clinic, has been selected to serve as site principal investigator. Thompson has also recently participated in other FDA trials including minimally invasive percutaneous aortic aneurysm [...]

The post Thompson named investigator appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Clinic welcomes Morrison

MBJ Staff — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:01:52 +0000

Hattiesburg Clinic welcomes Gerry G. Morrison, M.D., to Hospital Care Service. Morrison received a medical degree from Louisiana State University’s School of Medicine in New Orleans, La. She completed a residency at Bowman Gray Medical School, Wake Forest University, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Morrison is board certified in internal medicine. In 2009, she received the Patient’s [...]

The post Clinic welcomes Morrison appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Delaney named director

MBJ Staff — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:01:57 +0000

Lisa Delaney is the new director of nursing at Southern Surgery Center. Delaney has 14 years of nursing experience and has worked at Forrest General Hospital and Stone County Hospital as an emergency services nurse. She received her bachelor’s of science in nursing and a bachelor’s of science in business administration from the University of [...]

The post Delaney named director appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Clinical therapist Thomas Pough helps bring sex addiction out of the shadows

Lynn Lofton — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:01:01 +0000

As a college student, Thomas Pough made the discovery that counseling was for him. A series of positions and moves led him to Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services in Hattiesburg in 1996. An outgrowth of Forrest General Hospital, it’s one of the nation’s most comprehensive treatment centers and Mississippi’s largest. “I’ve always been [...]

The post Clinical therapist Thomas Pough helps bring sex addiction out of the shadows appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Laird named year’s best

MBJ Staff — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:57:40 +0000

Forrest General Hospital has selected Marilyn Laird as its Employee of the Year for 2011. Laird joined Forrest General’s staff in 1993 as a home care nurse and began her work as a hospice nurse in 2001. As a Hospice nurse, Laird cares for patients and their families during very difficult times, and is described [...]

The post Laird named year’s best appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Nurses win awards

MBJ Staff — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 06:00:12 +0000

Forrest General Hospital honored four outstanding nurses during National Nurses Week celebrations, including Clinical and Non-Clinical Nurses of the Year, Nurse Leader of the Year and the Patient Choice Award. Clinical Nurse of the Year was awarded to Andre Williamson, RN, who works in Forrest General’s Intensive Care Unit. Sheila Shappley, RN, director of Forrest [...]

The post Nurses win awards appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Work begins on $30M orthopedic hospital

Associated Press — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:21:55 +0000

HATTIESBURG — Forrest General Hospital and Southern Bone and Joint will start construction in August on a $30 million orthopedic hospital. The Hattiesburg American reports that the completion date for the 30-bed facility is scheduled for October 2012. The finished hospital will connect to Southern Bone and Joint and include more than 74,000 square feet. [...]

The post Work begins on $30M orthopedic hospital appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Aseme earns recertification

MBJ Staff — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 06:00:06 +0000

Forrest General Hospital is pleased to announce Kate N. Aseme, M.D., has been recertified for another 10 years by the American Board of Surgery. Aseme has been with Forrest General since Nov. 2001 and is the medical director of surgical and trauma services at Forrest General.

The post Aseme earns recertification appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Jones named hospital’s best

MBJ Staff — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 06:00:41 +0000

Forrest General Hospital is pleased to announce that Kathy Jones has been selected as the hospital’s Employee of the Year for 2010. Jones began work at Forrest General in 1997 in inpatient registration. Following several promotions, she eventually landed in a role in 2005 that allowed her to train all of the incoming new employees [...]

The post Jones named hospital’s best appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

MHA chooses Ross for trustee award

MBJ Staff — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:00:29 +0000

Forrest General Hospital is proud to announce that Burkett Ross, Forrest General board of trustees member, has been selected as the Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) Distinguished Hospital Trustee for 2010. Ross joined the Forrest General board in the summer of 1978, and for 32 years has been a strong supporter of Forrest General and key [...]

The post MHA chooses Ross for trustee award appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.