Local hospitals in need of nurses amid new COVID variant
Hospitals did prepare for yet another COVID wave, but they’re struggling under the weight of a staffing problem. Hospitals are slammed with patients and there aren’t…
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Healthcare nonprofit Leapfrog releases grades on hospitals across Mississippi
A Coast hospital gets a ‘D’ for quality of care, the worst grade in the state. The rating comes from the healthcare nonprofit Leapfrog, which just released…
Mississippi requiring hospitals to halt elective surgeries
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi's coronavirus hospitalizations continue to surpass records. The state's top health official said Friday that hospitals full with COVID-19 patients can no longer handle elective surgeries, and he's requiring the facilities to start postponing many of…
How limited number of ICU beds in Mississippi impacts rural hospitals amid rising COVID-19 cases
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – On Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported the highest number of patients in hospitals and ICUs due to COVID-19 since August. Those numbers have been trending upwards since October and are limiting the number of open ICU beds across the state. That is putting increased pressure on smaller rural […]
ICU beds fill up as COVID-19 cases surge across the state
State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs says that within two weeks, Mississippi’s Hospital System will be ‘thoroughly overwhelmed.’ On Monday, 943 people were hospitalized in the state with confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 293 people were battling the virus…
ICU beds fill up as COVID-19 cases surge across the state
State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs says that within two weeks, Mississippi’s Hospital System will be ‘thoroughly overwhelmed.’ On Monday, 943 people were hospitalized in the state with confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 293 people were battling the virus…
How Coast Hospitals Stay Prepared
Mass shootings are something we hope never happens but just in case one does, how would local hospitals respond to the increased amount of patients?
Mississippi Supreme Court Rules on New Biloxi Hospital
Today the Mississippi Supreme Court upheld the state’s approval of a plan by Harrison HMA and the owners of Gulf Coast Medical Center to build a hospital in Biloxi.