FLOWOOD — River Oaks Hospital reports it is pioneering the use of a minimally invasive surgical device to treat the sacroiliac (SI) joint. Dr. Winston Capel, a neurosurgeon, has performed the state’s first SI joint fusion surgery at River Oaks Hospital using the minimally-invasive iFuse Implant System, according to the hospital. Capel, who according to [...] [...]
JACKSON — The first phase of St. Dominic’s new Behavioral Health Services building housing the acute care psychiatric hospital is now complete and open for patients. Instead of renovating the existing Behavioral Health Services building, which was in need of substantial repairs, St. Dominic’s partially razed the building and reconstructed it in the same location. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 30,2012
Tags: appliances, chefs, clinic, cooking, cooks, health, health care, kitchen, manu8facturers, manufacturing, medicial, medicine, nurses, nursing, wellness
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, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 27,2012
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MADISON — St. Dominic Health Systems’ legal efforts to locate a medical facility in Madison failed yesterday before the Mississippi Supreme Court. St. Dominic wanted to relocate 71 beds from its Jackson campus to a sprawling, $121 million Madison hospital that would include a huge public park. In 2010, Chancery Judge Cynthia Brewer of Madison [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2012
Tags: abortion, anti-abortion, bill, doctors, health, health care, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, Legislature, medical, medicine, physicians, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life
JACKSON — A Mississippi Senate chairman has killed a bill that could’ve led to a child-homicide criminal prosecution for anyone performing an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is found. Democrat Hob Bryan, chairman of the Senate Judiciary B Committee, says the bill is unconstitutional because lawmakers are limited in what they can do to restrict [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 25,2012
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JACKSON — A new Mississippi law aims to bring more physicians to the state. House Bill 317 was signed into law by Gov. Phil Bryant yesterday. The law creates the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce within the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The legislation also creates an advisory board to oversee the new office. Office [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 24,2012
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CLARKSDALE — A state judge in Coahoma County has declared a legislatively imposed cap on non-economic damages unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Charles Webster issued the ruling April 20 in a 14-page opinion. He criticized the Legislature for intruding into judicial authority. Webster’s ruling came in a motion filed by Cleveland attorney Ralph E. Chapman in lawsuit [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 12,2012
Tags: assisted living, elderly, federal agency, federal government, health, health care, magazines, media, medicine, nursing homes, ranking, rating, senior citizens
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Many nursing homes in Mississippi have been recognized as the “Best Nursing Homes in 2012” by U.S. News & World Report magazine, according to the Mississippi Health Care Association (MHCA). In the magazine’s “Best Nursing Homes in 2012” report, the following MHCA member facilities in Mississippi were recognized as having the highest [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 12,2012
Tags: aquatic center, athletes, athletics, bidders, bidding, bids, builders, building, community development, construction, constructors, diving, exercise, health, health care, sports, swimmers, swimming, swimming pool
TUPELO — The city of Tupelo has issued a call for bids on the estimated $11.3 million indoor aquatic center. Companies have until May 1 to submit proposals. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports construction could start by July if the city can pick a general contractor this spring. Construction is expected to take 14 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 11,2012
Tags: colleges, doctoral, doctorate, education, graduate programs, health, health care, higher education, medical, medicine, nurses, nursing, universities
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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