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 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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 22,2012
Tags: acquittal, appeal, bench, bribery, conspiracy, courts, embezzlement, executive, health, health care, hospitals, judge, judicial, judiciary, kickback, law, legal, medical, medicine, nurses, nursing, scheme, sentencing, trial
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. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 8,2012
Tags: appropriations, budget, clinics, doctors, health, health care, health care benefits, hospitals, medicine, nurses, physicians, state government, surgeons
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 23,2012
Tags: colleges, construction, education, health, healthcare, higher education, nurses, nursing, schools, state government, universities
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 23,2012
Tags: appropriations, budget, clinics, doctors, health, healthcare, hospitals, mediciane, medicine, nurses, physicians, public health, state government, surgeons, therapists
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 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 20,2012
Tags: colleges, construction, education, health, healthcare, higher education, medicine, nurses, nursing, schools, universities
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 28,2011
Tags: appropriations, budget, colleges, education, healthcare, higher education, medicine, nurses, nursing, tax collections, tax revenues, taxes, universities
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 8,2011
Tags: budget, doctors, employees, healthcare, hospitals, hours, medicine, nurses, pay, salaries, workers
MERIDIAN — A Meridian hospital has reduced hours for its staff in what is described as a budgetary move. Anderson Hospital CEO Ray Humphreys tells WTOK-TV hours have been trimmed from 40 per week to 36. He says it covers everyone except those in jobs considered critical. Humphreys says the hospital has experienced a $1.4 [...] [...]
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