Memorial Hospital hosted blood drive to help with low supply-
January is National Blood Donor Month and the American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis, it’s worst blood shortage in more than a decade.…
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Memorial Hospital hosting community blood drive Wednesday
The American Red Cross announces a national blood crisis for the first time in decades. According to the organization, the nation’s blood supply is in record low territory. The…
Memorial achieves metabolic and bariatric surgery accreditation criteria
Today, Memorial celebrated meeting all criteria to achieve accreditation from the metabolic and bariatric surgery accreditation and quality improvement program. Patients seeking surgical treatment for obesity and its…
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…
Fund helps cover mammogram costs at Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital patients could have their mammograms subsidized with its foundation’s breast imaging fund. As one of Memorial Hospital’s many healthcare funds, the breast imaging fund will help…
Veterans Day Remembrance Ceremony at Memorial Hospital
Today, many people gathered outside of Memorial Hospital in Gulfport to thank those who have served. Memorial Main Campus in Gulfport and Memorial at Stone County both held Veterans…
Memorial Hospital named most supportive organ and tissue hospital
Memorial Hospital has been named the most supportive organ and tissue hospital for the 2020 year by the Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency. Memorial received awards for its…
Memorial begins to offer 24/7 telehealth services
Memorial Hospital doctors were already using telehealth tech to connect with their patients during the pandemic, but that program has now expanded. Memorial has now made it to where…
Memorial hosting virtual and in-person job fairs this week
There’s an urgent need for more nurses across Mississippi right now. Memorial Hospital just launched a virtual job fair today, hoping to find qualified candidates for South…
Memorial Hospital hosting job fairs
Memorial Hospital is hoping to find some new recruits by hosting virtual and on-site job fairs this month. In an effort to attract nurses in particular, Memorial is offering student loan…
Memorial celebrates World Stroke Day
Celebrating World Stroke Day, Gulfport’s Memorial Hospital accepted awards from the American Heart and American Stroke Associations. World Stroke Day is observed October 29th of each year to raise awareness of…
Memorial brings awareness to cutting edge procedure
While the month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is also Breast Reconstruction Awareness Month. Memorial Hospital is bringing more awareness to the tummy-tuck flap breast reconstruction…
Memorial Hospital teaming up with local organizations to hold COVID-19 vaccine drive
Memorial Hospital has announced a vaccine drive to be held in collaboration with multiple local agencies this weekend. Along with the Gulfport NAACP, Gulfport…
Mississippi Heroes recognize Memorial Hospital oncology nurse
For the last year-and-a-half, Mississippi Heroes has been recognizing caregivers for all that they do for others. Tuesday night, at Memorial Hospital, the organization celebrated a professional caregiver for…
Memorial Updates Visitation Policy
Memorial has updated its visitor policy. As with everything in our current environment, these guidelines are subject to change and may be different if you arrive to the hospital as they make every effort to minimize the spread of infection…
Memorial Hospital’s NICU celebrates 25 years
Memorial Hospital took a moment this afternoon during NICU Awareness Month to celebrate 25 years taking care of the tiniest patients on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Several Memorial neonatologists, neonatal…
Memorial relocates monoclonal infusion site
Memorial Hospital in Gulfport has transformed their fitness center into a monoclonal infusion site. The team at Memorial decided to make this change due to an increased need for infusions and…
Memorial COVID-19 Vaccination Sites
Memorial is accepting appointments for COVID-19 vaccines. All 3 vaccines (Comirnaty – formerly known as Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson) will be available as options for vaccination. Walk-ups welcome, appointments preferred. COVID-19 vaccination locations are: Saturday, September 11 from…
Memorial transforms Biloxi clinic into COVID vaccination site
Memorial Hospital has decided to turn their Biloxi clinic into a full-time COVID vaccination site as of last week. The clinic made the transformation to help limit confusion on…
Memorial’s emergency response teams are ready to serve
Memorial Hospital took necessary safety precautions to care for COVID patients as well as emergency patients brought in with injuries from Hurricane Ida. For the next several days,…
Team Memorial continues the fight against COVID-19 at a new pop-up site
The team at Memorial Hospital is continuing their fight against COVID-19 one pop-up site at a time. Today, the team hosted another pop-up drive…
Memorial Hospital continues their fight against COVID
Memorial Hospital continues to fight their battle against COVID-19 one vaccine at a time. Saturday, Team Memorial partnered with the Keesler Federal Credit Union to host another pop-up vaccine…
Memorial Hospital continues pop-up vaccine events
The team at Memorial Hospital continues to host pop-up COVID vaccination sites as the number of infected are at an all-time high. The most recent pop-up event the team hosted…
Memorial Hospital vaccine event
The team at Memorial Hospital continues to host pop-up COVID vaccination sites as the number of people receiving the vaccinations continues to rise. The most recent pop-up event the team hosted was…