Lee Bond has resigned as Chief Executive Officer at Singing River Health System. The Board of Trustees made the announcement in a press release to the media, saying Bond resigned to pursue other opportunities. “I have certainly enjoyed my journey…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi hospital association is sounding the alarm over nursing vacancies. There are nearly 3,000 registered nurse vacancies in Mississippi, The Clarion Ledger reported. The exodus of nurses is adding further strain on hospitals striving to find care…
The Mississippi State Department of Health issued a statewide order making participation in Mississippi COVID System of Care Plan mandatory for all licensed hospitals effective at noon today. The order will continue until January 23, 2022, unless revoked before then.…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue rising rapidly in Mississippi as new cases proliferate. The state Health Department reported Monday that 695 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 were hospitalized Sunday. That is up from 265 hospitalized two weeks earlier, on Dec.…
Aceon Ja'shun Hopkins, 20, who escaped custody while at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, is back in custody in Meridian. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said Hopkins turned himself in to a family…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A deer ran through the front door of a Louisiana hospital and climbed up an escalator Monday before it was captured and later euthanized because of injuries. News outlets reported that surveillance video showed the animal bounding…
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting record daily high of 5,048 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 54 deaths as of Thursday morning. MSDH said on its Facebook page, "As we go into the weekend, stay safe:…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi health officials say almost 1,000 hospital beds that could be used to treat patients during the latest surge of coronavirus in the state are unstaffed because of a shortage of healthcare workers.…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is approaching its record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations as the virus continues spreading rapidly in a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S. The state Health Department reported Tuesday…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi hospitals in rural areas will receive nearly $13 million in federal funding to help fight the coronavirus, according to a news release. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is giving $12,918,800 through its…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A large New Orleans-based health system with hospitals in Louisiana and Mississippi plans a merger that will deepen its presence in Mississippi. Ochsner Health and Rush Health Systems said in a news release Thursday that officials…
The Coast Guard med-evaced two sailors Thursday from a vessel taking on water near Lake Pontchartrain. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report at 11:47 a.m. from a good Samaritan reporting a half-submerged 20-foot recreational vessel taking on…
Ochsner Health has named Wilson Thomas as Chief Executive Officer for Ochsner Medical Center- Hancock and Hancock’s affiliated Health Centers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Thomas, a native of Mobile, most recently served as Project CEO for Community Health Systems,…
Singing River Health System has completed the acquisition of Garden Park Medical Center in Gulfport from HCA Healthcare. Garden Park will now be known as Singing River Gulfport. This facility will be an integral part of the Strategic Partnership between…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV) – Singing River Health System has announced new plans to purchase Garden Park Medical Center in Gulfport from HCA Healthcare. The transaction is expected to be finalized later this summer subject to customary approvals and closing conditions.…
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the nation, one Harrison County senior center is lending a helping hand by sewing masks and gowns for some Harrison County medical centers. Woolmarket Prime of Life Center Director Janet Meaut and…
The Gulfport mayor's youth council spent time this week hand-making valentines for community members who might not get one otherwise. They knocked on their doors, with cards in hand. In hopes of showing these senior citizens they are remembered and…
Today, Universal Health Services announced its acquisition of Memorial Behavioral Health (MBH) and expects to complete the transaction in the first quarter of 2018. Memorial currently operates a 109-bed behavioral health facility, along with two outpatient clinics in Gulfport. MBH…
Garden Park Auxiliary group is in serious need of volunteers at the hospital in Gulfport. The group now consists of 22 volunteers, but their highest number of members was about 45. There are many opportunities in the auxiliary group as…
News 25’s Laurene Callander tells us about the MGCCC's blood drive to benefit the children's hospital.