Memorial holds more vaccination events on Coast
With the number of COVID cases on the rise in South Mississippi, Memorial Hospital in Gulfport has opened more vaccination sites to help increase the population of vaccinated Coast…
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Memorial Offers Additional COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Locations
July 8, 2021 (GULFPORT, Miss.)—Memorial is continuing to encourage community members to get the COVID-19 vaccine, particularly as the MS State Department of Health has discovered the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus present in Mississippi. To allow more individuals…
Memorial Hospital welcomes new residency doctors
Memorial Hospital in Gulfport welcomes their first class of family medicine program residents. It takes courage to become a resident, it takes even more courage to be a resident at…
Memorial Hospital celebrating 200th robotic bronchoscopic case
This afternoon, Memorial Hospital’s pulmonology team celebrated a huge milestone in their quest to treat and prevent lung cancer. Memorial has successfully completed 200 robotic bronchoscopic procedures with the…
Community leaders push to get more people vaccinated
Memorial Hospital held a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination distribution at Katie Patterson Booth Community Center to help get more people vaccinated within the Gulfport community. According to Mississippi Department…
MGCCC students awarded scholarships from Memorial
Memorial held a luncheon today to award MGCCC scholarship recipients through the Memorial Hospital Scholarship Fund. The fund was designed to offer additional pathways to meet the need for trained healthcare professionals in the region. Ten scholarship…
Memorial Hospital is now home to Select Specialty Hospital
In Gulfport, Memorial Hospital is now home to critical illness recovery hospital Select Specialty. Memorial now has a hospital within a hospital. Select Specialty Hospital, from across the street, found a new home on the third floor…
Harrison County TRIAD/SALT Council Honor Those Making a Difference
On Thursday, the Harrison County TRIAD/ SALT Council took time to honor those making a difference in the Harrison County community by hosting their Annual Banquet for Outstanding Volunteers in the community at Woolmarket Prime of Life Center. George Byrd,…
Memorial Hospital Partners with Local Schools to Offer COVID-19 Vaccinations
March 25, 2021 (GULFPORT, Miss.)—Memorial will administer the 2nd dose Pfizer vaccines for Biloxi teachers, staff and employees in K-12, preschool or childcare settings tomorrow, March 26, at the Biloxi High School gymnasium. Memorial has partnered with Gulfport, Long Beach,…
Renewal of nursing commitment oath at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport
Memorial Hospital held a ceremony this afternoon to recognize those on the front lines who continue to battle COVID-19 as well as those who have been impacted by the virus. Memorial nurses participated in a renewal of…
Memorial Hospital scheduling appointments for the Pfizer vaccine
Memorial Hospital is now scheduling appointments for the Pfizer COVID vaccine starting tomorrow. All Mississippi residents, or out of state residents who work in Mississippi, are eligible by appointment only. Vaccinations will be distributed on Tuesday, March…
Memorial Vaccine appointments are available
Memorial Hospital is accepting appointments for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be administered on Tuesday, March 16th from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lyman Community Center in Gulfport. People age 50 years and older, anyone 18 to 49…
Robotic bronchoscopy helping detect lung cancer at Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital is the first in Mississippi to acquire a new piece of technology that will help detect lung cancer at its earliest stages. Two years ago, Memorial Hospital acquired the Monarch Platform which is a robotic…
Gulfport School District partnering with Memorial Hospital and Singing River Health System for COVID-19 vaccines
The Gulfport School District partners with Memorial Hospital Gulfport and with Singing River Heath Systems to vaccinate all interested employees against the COVID -19 virus. Memorial Hospital Gulfport will distribute vaccines for all Gulfport School District Elementary School employees and…
Memorial Hospital holds group walk for heart health
Memorial Hospital is continuing its awareness campaign for American Heart Health Month through fun activities for its employees. This afternoon, Memorial Employees took time out of their busy schedules to take a group walk for exercise around…
Memorial Hospital named best hospital for cancer care
Memorial Hospital in Gulfport has been named one of America’s best hospitals for cancer care by the Women’s Choice Award. Memorial is in the top four percent of hospitals offering cancer care. Listed as one of 410…
MGCCC and Memorial Hospital partnering for scholarship for medical students
Connecting business, industry, and education, Memorial Hospital has extended their partnership with MGCCC’s nursing program. The number one ranked nursing program and community college in Mississippi has extended their partnership with Memorial Hospital, offering students a new…
Memorial distributing vaccine in multiple communities
Memorial Hospital is hosting vaccination distributions across the Coast. They had distributions in Gulfport at the Isaiah Fredericks Community Center. Their goal is to hold distributions in a variety of locations to ensure there is equal opportunity…
Memorial Hospital accepting first-dose vaccine appointments
Memorial Hospital is accepting appointments for the Pfizer COVID-19 first dose vaccination for ages 65 years and older, anyone 18 to 64 with a chronic health condition, and healthcare personnel. There is no cost for appointments. Individuals…
Memorial Hospital accepting first-dose vaccine appointments
Memorial Hospital is accepting appointments for the Pfizer COVID-19 first dose vaccination for ages 65 years and older, anyone 18 to 64 with a chronic health condition, and healthcare personnel. There is no cost for appointments. Individuals must provide Mississippi identification. Prepare to wait 15 minutes after the vaccination to be monitored by medical staff. […]
‘National Wear Red Day’ to raise awareness for cardiovascular disease
Today is National Wear Red Day, a day set out to raise awareness for cardiovascular disease. Gulfport Memorial team members supported the cause by taking pictures with lovely messages on them to spread the word. Here’s some…
Memorial Hospital offering 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine by appointment next week
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Memorial Hospital will offer the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for all patients contacted by Memorial Hospital who received their first dose vaccine on Jan. 7 and Jan. 8, 2021. To receive the second…
Memorial Hospital COVID-19 testing locations
Memorial Hospital is committed to stopping the spread of infection by operating the following convenient clinics for COVID-19 testing. There’s a new location at Kenny Fournier Multipurpose Building in D’Iberville open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.…
Memorial Hospital Uses Antibody Infusion Treatment for COVID-19 Patients with Mild Symptoms
GULFPORT, Miss.— Memorial Hospital is now providing monoclonal antibody infusion treatments for patients diagnosed with COVID-19 that are not requiring hospital admission. Monoclonal antibody therapy is given to patients to reduce the risk of progression of disease and to reduce hospitalizations in those…