Memorial Health System holding Black History Month Program
Memorial Health System in Gulfport is hosting its Black History Month program Tuesday morning at 8:30. Former Gulfport Chief Administrative Officer Dr. John Kelly will be the guest…
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Memorial Health System Launches “I Gave Birth” Initiative
GULFPORT, Miss. – January 25, 2024 – Memorial is launching a campaign to educate everyone—mothers, families, friends, providers, and the community—about the unique challenges women face in the first year after delivery. Giving birth should be a joyous, natural experience, but…
Memorial Health System Announces Chief Nursing Officer
GULFPORT, Miss. – January 11, 2024 – Mary Brobst, MSN, RN, has been named Chief Nursing Officer of Memorial Health System. Brobst has more than 14 years of experience in hospital administration and close to 30 years of experience in nursing.…
Memorial Announces 2024 Board of Trustees Officers
GULFPORT, Miss. – December 1, 2023 – Memorial Health System announced today its 2024 Board of Trustees officers. Carlos Bell has been named Chairman, Bob Sawyer has been named Vice Chairman, and Dr. Thad Carter has been named Secretary. Gary Fredericks…
Memorial receives funds to advance residency education
The graduate medical education program at Memorial was awarded funds to help educate physicians. Physicians doing a residency work closely with the hospital to gain real-world experience.…
Memorial Health System holds Heart Failure Patient reunion
It was a reunion of the hearts at one local hospital in Gulfport. Memorial Health System held its heart recovery reunion for local heart failure patients treated at the hospital. It was a…
Memorial Health System holds Mammogram-a-Thon for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Memorial Health System set out to encourage people to get checked for breast cancer at their Mammogram-a-Thon. Memorial Health System is using Breast Cancer Awareness Month…
Memorial Health System offering breast cancer reconstructive surgery
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month starting in October, Memorial Health System Gulfport is offering a number of services for those battling the disease. Memorial’s Gulfport Surgery…
Memorial Gulfport receive national recognition for stroke care and aftercare
Memorial Health System in Gulfport has been nationally recognized by the American Heart Association. They’ve been given the Gold Plus Standard for the 2023 ‘Get with the…
Memorial Health System offers new option for A-FIB patients
Memorial Health System is offering a new option for patients dealing with atrial fibrillation. Cardiologist Dr. Antoine Rizk performs implants of the latest generations Watchman FLX left atrial device…
Breast Cancer Research Day at Memorial Health System
Today is National Breast Cancer Research Day. Memorial Health System and LSU are working to enroll more oncology patients into clinical trials. The health system is incorporating a virtual research…
Memorial Health System Announces Chief Medical Officer
Gulfport, Mississippi — August 15, 2023 — Memorial Health System today announced Shawn Dufford, M.D., has joined the Memorial team as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Dufford will work with health system leadership to oversee quality, safety, patient experience, medical staff services, medical…
WXXV teams up with Memorial Health System to host community job fair
WXXV and Memorial Health System teamed up to host a community job fair featuring a variety of companies from across the Gulf Coast. The…
Memorial Health System restructuring workforce
Memorial Health System is laying off dozens of employees. According to a press release, Memorial says it faced challenges brought on by the pandemic. To mitigate the challenges, Memorial says it is “realigning our workforce” by restructuring less than two…
The Shoppe at Memorial holds grand reopening
Memorial Health System hosted a grand reopening ceremony this morning for its gift shop The Shoppe at Memorial. Staff and visitors gathered to cut the ribbon on the newly…
Memorial Health holds Women’s History Month panel
This month is Women’s History Month and Memorial Health is working to continue to empower women in the medical field. This morning, a panel was held to honor women…
Memorial Health System welcomes new resident physicians
Match Day is here and Memorial Health System Graduate Medical Education welcomed its 2023 family medicine and internal medicine resident physicians. Match Day marks the day when eagerly awaiting…
Memorial Health System celebrates completing 400 robotic bronchoscopy cases
Memorial Health System celebrates 400 completed cases of robotic bronchoscopy. Memorial is the first in Mississippi to offer this new robotic bronchoscope to diagnose lung cancer at…
Gary Fredericks named first African American Chairman for the Board of Trustees at Memorial
It has been 75 years in the making for the Memorial Health System. Gary Fredericks is the first African-American chairman of the board of trustees for…
Memorial Health System sees slight increase in COVID cases
Memorial Health System says it has seen a slight spike in COVID-19 numbers following the holiday season. Right now, Memorial has 26 in-patient positive cases between the Gulfport campus…
5,000th robotic procedure performed at Memorial Health
Memorial Health in Gulfport has reached an exciting milestone with one of their surgical technologies. The da Vinci System is used in the General Surgeries Department at Memorial Hospital. The…
Nurse Practitioner Week celebrated along the Coast
This week, Memorial Health System in Gulfport is celebrating National Nurse Practitioner Week until November 19th. Nurse practitioners at Memorial take on a lot of roles including helping with…
Memorial Health System helps out American Red Cross
Memorial Health Care providers and staff did their part today to help save more lives, thanks to the Red Cross. The American Red Cross partners with Memorial Health…
Seat belt clips donated to Memorial Health to help surgery patients
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Carter’s Champion and Island View are donating seat belt clips to Memorial Health System. 2,500 clips will be…