
Effective Jan. 1, Dr. William Cleland, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), will become chief medical officer for University Hospitals and Health System. In this new position, Cleland will work with David Putt, UHHS interim CEO, to facilitate hospital initiatives and serve as a liaison to the [...] [...]

Dr. Barbara Bruce, a pediatric neurologist, has joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) as an assistant professor of pediatrics. She will see patients through University of Mississippi Health Care. An Illinois native, Bruce earned the B.S. at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1995 and the M.S. in applied physiology at the [...] [...]

Dr. James E. Keeton, recently appointed interim vice chancellor for health affairs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), is the newest member of the board of directors for the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation. Keeton replaces Dr. Daniel Jones, who was appointed to chancellor of the University of Mississippi. In addition to serving as [...] [...]

Dr. John Cross, assistant professor of medicine, and Dr. Barry Berch, assistant professor of surgery, have joined University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). They will see patients through University Physicians, part of University of Mississippi Health Care. Cross, whose father, Maj. Gen. Harold Cross, is adjutant general of Mississippi, received the B.S. cum laude from [...] [...]
Jackson — The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and UnitedHealthcare have signed an agreement giving UnitedHealthcare commercial health plan customers with in-network access to inpatient and outpatient services available through University Hospitals and Health Systems, including Holmes County Hospital and Clinics in Lexington. The agreement also includes University Physicians. Scott Stringer, M.D., associate vice [...] [...]

From UMMC to UM Dr. Dan Jones discusses his advancement to chancellor. After working for years in a leadership capacity at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Dr. Daniel Jones has been selected as the new chancellor of the University of Mississippi, replacing the popular Dr. Robert Khayat. With these large shoes to fill, the [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: May 25,2009
Tags: UMMC
UMMC prepares for the next half century The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has experienced a large amount of growth the past two decades. Now, senior officials there have started the process of formulating a master plan to govern the next 50 years of growth and expansion at the facility in Jackson. Initiated May [...] [...]