Stroke Awareness Month: Memorial Hospital highlights warning Signs, risks
May is Stroke Awareness Month and Memorial Hospital is sharing vital information on warning signs, risk factors, and treatment options. Strokes are one of the leading causes…
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National Blood Clot Alliance brings Red Bus Tour to Gulfport to raise awareness
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The National Blood Clot Alliance Red Bus Tour rolled into Gulfport with a life-saving message to spread awareness. The National…
Memorial Health System to host free seminar for girls ages 9 to 12
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Memorial Health System will be hosting a class towards girls. This is a free seminar to help girls navigate the…
Memorial Health System encourages Mississippians to become organ donors
Gulfport, Miss. (WXXV)- April is known as National Donate Life Month, a time to celebrate and honor those who have given the gift of life through organ…
Memorial Health System doctor celebrates completing 100 Watchman procedures
Memorial Health System is celebrating a major milestone Tuesday. Dr. Umair Malik has completed over 100 Watchman procedures, helping patients reduce their risk of stroke and take…
Memorial Hospital Gulfport receives level 1 stroke center designation
GULFPORT, Miss (WXXV)-Memorial Health System announced that the Gulfport Hospital has received level one stroke center designation from the Mississippi State Department of Health. This location is…
Memorial Health System receives generous donation
Memorial Hospital in Biloxi received a generous donation this week. Mike and Lori Pontius have given a little over $19,000 to the hospitals thanks to their barbecue cook-off hosted in…
Memorial Health System partners with Obtelecare for pregnancy care services
Memorial Health System announced the introduction of maternal fetal medicine services to their Gulfport hospital. This is all thanks to a new partnership with Obtelecare, bringing…
Memorial celebrates breast cancer survivors at Parade of Pink
Memorial Health System hosted a Parade of Pink event Friday to celebrate breast cancer survivors and promote awareness. Employees from various departments all came together and decorated…
First CardioMEMS at Memorial Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- Memorial Health System completed their first CardioMEMS procedure at Memorial Biloxi. The health system says this is a major step forward in heart failure care. A CardioMEMS is…
Mammogram-A-Thon Thursday at Walmart Supercenter in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Memorial Health System and Supertalk Mississippi are hosting a Mammogram-a-Thon in Gulfport on Thursday. The event is in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and will…
Memorial opens new mobile clinic and diagnostic center
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Memorial Health System has officially opened their mobile clinic and new diagnostic center. This new center, located on 15th Street in Gulfport, is a state-of-the-art…
Job seekers stopped by Memorial Health System career expo
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-Memorial Health System hosted a career expo Tuesday, giving job seekers a chance to explore opportunities across its health systems. Attendees were able to tour…
11 nursing students learn skills at Memorial Health’s 2025 Summer Nurse Extern Program
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Memorial Health System announced the completion of the 2025 Summer Nurse Extern Program. Eleven nursing students wrapped up the program…
Memorial Health System honors heart failure survivors
GULFPORT, Miss (WXXV) - Memorial Health System hosted a heart recovery reunion for local heart failure patients who were treated at the hospital. The event provided patients and members…
Memorial Health Family Medicine residents graduate
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A new wave of medical professionals is set to hit the country as well as the rest of the Gulf Coast after Memorial Health’s family residence graduation.…
Memorial Health System looking for volunteers
Memorial Health System is looking for volunteers right now. Cathy Elledge and Sue Hatem are here to tell us about the importance of helping out and the criteria to apply.…
Derick Hall’s incredible journey from the NICU to the NFL
Derrick Hall was born at Memorial Health System in Gulfport, arriving four months premature and weighing just over two pounds. Born without a heartbeat, he spent the first part of…
Memorial Health System Completes Acquisition of Merit Health Biloxi
GULFPORT, Miss. (January 31, 2025) – Memorial Health System has officially completed its acquisition of Merit Health Biloxi. This milestone marks the transition of Merit Health Biloxi’s hospital operations, medical office building with an array of clinic suites, medical clinics…
WXXV and Memorial teaming up for free community job fair
WXXV and Memorial Health System are hosting a free community job fair on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. That’s taking place at the Lyman Community…
Memorial Health System Installs Innovative CT System from Canon Medical Systems for Faster, Safer Patient Exams
GULFPORT, Miss. (January 3, 2025) – To make CT exams as fast, safe, and accurate as possible for patients, Memorial Health System in Gulfport, Mississippi, has installed the Aquilion PRIME CT system from Canon Medical Systems. Aquilion PRIME provides faster exams at…
Memorial Hospital offering complimentary valet service at Gulfport campus
Memorial Health System rolled out a first of its kind service for guests to remove some of the hassle in getting to the hospital. Memorial Health System…
Memorial Health System Agrees to Acquire Merit Health Biloxi
GULFPORT, Mississippi – November 8, 2024 – On November 8, 2024, Memorial Health System entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Community Health Systems, Inc. to acquire full ownership of Merit Health Biloxi. The transaction is expected to be completed in…
Memorial Health System Opens Urgent Care Clinic in Gulfport
Gulfport, Mississippi — October 22, 2024 — In addition to the 12 Memorial Walk-In Clinics along the Coast that care for patients with minor injuries or illnesses, Memorial Health System has opened an urgent care clinic in Gulfport, conveniently located near its main hospital at…