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State hospital recognizes Terri Posey

Stephen McDill — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:56 +0000

Terri Posey was recently named South Mississippi State Hospital’s first quarter Employee of the Quarter. She began working at SMSH as an active treatment technician in September 2004. Posey is a native of Covington County. She completed the Pearl River Community College occupational therapy assistance program and worked in that field prior to her employment [...]

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Dwayne Blaylock named River Oaks Hospital CEO

Stephen McDill — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:35:48 +0000

Dwayne Blaylock is the new CEO for River Oaks Hospital in Flowood. Blaylock moves from his position as the CEO at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory, where he has been since 2008. He is returning to River Oaks Hospital where he served as COO from 2002 through 2004. Blaylock received his bachelor of [...]

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Memorial Hospital names STARs

Stephen McDill — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:48:54 +0000

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport has named the recipients of the first quarter 2013 Star awards, Memorial’s highest honor. STAR (Service, Teamwork, Attitude and Respect) recognizes outstanding customer service. The recipients are: Phyllis Fears, Senior psych tech, Memorial Behavioral Health; Al Pittman, RN, ICU; Dr. Fred Pakron, Physician Clinics, pulmonology; Connie Keel, director, medical staff services; [...]

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Hattiesburg Clinic chooses Jesse Williams

Stephen McDill — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:27:31 +0000

Hattiesburg Clinic recently selected Jesse Williams, PC technician for IS, as the PRIDE of Hattiesburg Clinic Employee of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2013. He was selected from over 250 nominations this quarter. Williams has been a Hattiesburg Clinic employee since October 2010. He started as a PC technician I and became a [...]

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Keeping Our Eye On Sara Beth Green

Stephen McDill — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:55:45 +0000

Age: 31 Position: Government & Provider Relations Liaison Company: Magnolia Regional Health Center Corinth native Sara Beth Green says her professional passion is to help others, form strong relationships and make a difference. “A title is only words if it is not actually portrayed,” says Sara Beth Green. Green started out as a physician recruiter [...]

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Hannah Gay makes TIME world ranking

Stephen McDill — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:04:10 +0000

Time Magazine has named HIV specialist Dr. Hannah Gay, University of Mississippi Medical Center associate professor of pediatrics, to the 2013 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In caring for a newborn infected with HIV in 2010, Gay followed an atypical treatment regimen and functionally cured [...]

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Medical school accrediting body chooses LouAnn Woodward

Stephen McDill — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:59:29 +0000

Dr. LouAnn Woodward, the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s associate vice chancellor for Health Affairs and professor of emergency medicine, has been appointed to the nationally recognized accrediting body for U.S. and Canadian medical schools. Woodward, who is also UMMC’s vice dean of the School of Medicine, will serve a three-year term starting July 1 [...]

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Law clears way for UMMC to take over hospital

Associated Press — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:14:23 +0000

GRENADA — Legislation that would allow the University of Mississippi Medical Center to take over a hospital in Grenada has been signed into law. Gov. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 1721. It takes effect immediately. Grenada County has been shopping around the county-owned Grenada Lake Medical Center since last summer. The bill would allow the [...]

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McCrary joins staff

Stephen McDill — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:24:22 +0000

Hattiesburg Clinic Spine Center recently welcomed Elizabeth B. McCrary, CNP, as a nurse practitioner. McCrary obtained a bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Southern Mississippi. She earned a master of science in nursing from University of Alabama at Birmingham. McCrary is a member of the American Nurses’ Association, the Mississippi Nurses’ Association [...]

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Mobley earns CPE

MBJ Staff — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:56:13 +0000

The Certifying Commission in Medical Management recently designated Robert Mobley, M.D., executive vice president of medical affairs and quality at St. Dominic’s, a certified physician executive. CCMM awarded Mobley the status of CPE for educational achievements, demonstrated stature as a physician and experience in the field of medical management.

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