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Read June 18, 2012 issue of the MBJ

MBJ Staff — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:50:26 +0000

>> INSURANCE INSTITUTE: Lack of codes makes Mississippi Coast … MOST VULNERABLE — By Ted Carter Also in this week’s paper: >> LAST AGAIN: Insurance Institute gives state nation’s lowest grade for hurricane-resistant structures — by Ted Carter >> REPORT: 70,000 coastal properties at risk to storm — by Ted Carter >> AGRICULTURE: Southern senators: [...]

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Viking Range opening clinic for workers, dependents

MBJ Staff — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:12:56 +0000

GREENWOOD — Viking Range Corporation has unveiled plans for the Viking Health and Wellness Center, which will provide health and wellness services for Viking employees and their covered dependents on the Viking health plan. The health clinic will be in downtown Greenwood in a building owned by Viking and will be managed by Mississippi-based Medical Analysis, [...]

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USM to offer new doctor of nursing practice degree

MBJ Staff — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:55:49 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The School of Nursing at the University of Southern Mississippi will soon take a giant leap in healthcare education and training by offering the state’s first degree-granting nurse anesthesia program. The new program will include 36 consecutive months of study and award a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree. School of Nursing officials [...]

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Ex-hospital executive asks for acquittal or new trial

Associated Press — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:39:29 +0000

BATESVILLE — A former Mississippi hospital executive wants a federal judge to acquit him or grant a new trial in an alleged medical kickback and bribery scheme. Raymond Lamont Shoemaker of Tupelo was charged last year with receiving kickbacks for nursing services, conspiracy, embezzlement and other charges last year at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville. [...]

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Medicaid agency lobbies lawmakers for more funding

Associated Press — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:09:56 +0000

JACKSON — Efforts to hold the line on Mississippi’s Medicaid spending are getting more daunting. The state Medicaid agency told House members yesterday that without changes, it now needs almost $884 million for the budget year that begins July 1. That’s up from the $870 million that the agency had previously requested. Gov. Phil Bryant [...]

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USM nursing school wants college status reinstated by Board

Associated Press — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:09:15 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi has asked the state College Board for college status to be returned to the School of Nursing for the first time since 2003. USM President Martha Saunders tells the Hattiesburg American she hopes the College Board will vote on the request in April. The school announced last week [...]

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Budget writers looking at significant cut to Health Department funding

Associated Press — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:39:50 +0000

JACKSON — Legislative budget writers want to slash the state general fund appropriation for the state Department of Health to $20.7 million — the lowest level it has seen since 1990, when it received $20.3 million. That recommendation comes at a time when the state ranks first in the nation for adult obesity, teen birth [...]

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Foundation launches fundraiser for new nursing school

MBJ Staff — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:02:48 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation has launched an $8-million fundraising campaign to help construct a new facility for the University’s School of Nursing. The School of Nursing Building Campaign has received a $4-million commitment from the Asbury Foundation of Hattiesburg Inc., a gift that will name the proposed building Asbury Hall, pending [...]

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Colleges turning away nursing school applicants

Associated Press — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:11:24 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Amid a statewide nursing shortage, hundreds of qualified applicants for nursing degrees are not being admitted to programs in Mississippi because the colleges can’t meet the demand. The Clarion-Ledger reports community colleges face the most severe admissions limitations. At East Central Community College in Decatur, for example, 485 qualified applicants submitted bids [...]

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HMA names new CEO of Central Mississippi Medical Center

MBJ Staff — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:17:37 +0000

JACKSON — Charlotte W. Dupre’ has been promoted to CEO at Central Mississippi Medical Center (CMMC) in Jackson, effective Dec. 14. Dupre’ joined Health Management Associates (HMA), which operates CMMC, in January as the COO of Physicians Regional Medical Center–Pine Ridge in Naples, Fla. Prior to joining HMA, she was the CEO at River Parishes [...]

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