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State bonds push new nursing facility toward construction

MBJ Staff — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:35:53 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The Mississippi Legislature’s authorization of $20 million in state bonds will help elevate a new nursing building at the University of Southern Mississippi from the planning stage to the construction phase. Southern Miss will receive the funding this year, which will expedite plans for the building – to be named Asbury Hall and [...]

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William Carey closing New Orleans campus after four decades

Associated Press — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:57:05 +0000

HATTIESBURG — William Carey University is closing its New Orleans campus. University President Tommy King tells the Hattiesburg American enrollment in the school’s nursing program has not come back since Hurricane Katrina. Since the late 1980s, the nursing program has resided on the campus of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Barbara Hamilton, executive assistant [...]

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MUW enrolls first doctorate of nursing class

MBJ Staff — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:31:57 +0000

COLUMBUS — Mississippi University for Women has enrolled its first class in the newly approved doctorate of nursing practice (DNP) program. MUW opened the first master’s level nurse practitioner program in Mississippi and began admitting students in 1975. MUW’s doctoral program will provide studies in areas such as advanced diagnostic methods, advanced radiology, pharmacology and [...]

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Mayor pushing to establish medical corridor in city

Associated Press — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:58:40 +0000

MERIDIAN — Mayor Cheri Barry says plans are being made to establish a medical corridor in the east Mississippi city. Barry tells WTOK-TV in Meridian the project is in the early stages. The city of Jackson has a similar project in the works. State law passed in 2012 will create medical zones across the state [...]

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New nursing endowment fund established to promote profession

MBJ Staff — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:30:52 +0000

JACKSON — The Community Foundation of Greater Jackson (CFGJ) has just established the Mississippi Nurses Foundation (MNF) Endowment Fund. The board and staff of MNF will use this fund to provide long-range support for this nonprofit foundation’s ongoing programs and services. The Mississippi Nurses Foundation’s mission is to raise, accept and disperse charitable donations to [...]

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Health care workforce study shows shortage of caregivers

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:18:22 +0000

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — Of Mississippi’s 82 counties, 39 do not have a pediatrician serving the area and 49 have a designated shortage of primary care health care workers. These are just a few facts found among a collection of information on the state’s health care workforce in the newly revamped Northeast Mississippi Area Health Education [...]

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New trial ordered for man accused of medical kickback

Associated Press — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:44:26 +0000

BATESVILLE — A new trial has been ordered for a Batesville businessman convicted on four counts related to his alleged role in an alleged multimillion dollar medical fraud scheme. Garner and former hospital administrator Ray Shoemaker of Tupelo were convicted last March of allegedly conspiring to boost Garner’s nurse staffing business and pay Shoemaker for [...]

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Harville honored for care

MBJ Newswires — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:47:46 +0000

Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto recently recognized Nicole Harville, a registered nurse, with the DAISY Award for extraordinary nurses. Harville was nominated by several patients who each said she went the extra mile to anticipate their needs, put them at ease in an overwhelming situation and was dedicated to providing quality, individualized care with a smile. Each [...]

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