Memorial Hospital

Memorial Hospital closes onsite operations to the public

To protect staff, visitors and community and minimize the spread of illness, Memorial Hospital is closing onsite operations. Alternatives for requests or communication are as follows: Health Information Management (Medical Records): Patients seeking access to medical records from any Memorial location…

Memorial Woodland Village Nursing Center ribbon cutting

Memorial is expanding their services to Diamondhead as Memorial Woodland Village Nursing Center. Today officials cut the ribbon for this Diamondhead Nursing Center. The center provides a range of amenities and services from independent living to skilled nurses and rehabilitation…

Memorial Hospital holds Veterans Day ceremony

Veterans Day celebrations are already underway in South Mississippi, including a ceremony at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. Gulfport ROTC Color Guard presented the colors, followed by song selections from the Gulfport High School Madrigals. The ceremony was held in recognition…

Ribbon cutting for Driftwood Nursing Center

One local hospital is celebrating the new addition of a medical facility to its network. Driftwood Nursing Center is now Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center after Gulfport’s Memorial Hospital assumed management of the facility from Strategic Healthcare. Hospital leaders and local…

Inaugural Clinical Open House for Memorial Hospital

Job seekers from all over the Gulf Coast arrived at Memorial Hospital for its inaugural Clinical Open House. The Dr. Seuss themed open house had 20 departments represented including I.C.U., cardiac care, rehabilitation services, and the emergency department. One hundred…

Memorial Hospital Job Fair

Memorial Hospital is hosting its first clinical open house where job seekers get a chance to check out career options in the medical field. News 25’s Victoria Bailey has more.

A new addition to Memorial Hospital in Gulfport

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport is proud to be the first in Mississippi to offer the newest innovative technology to help fight lung cancer. It’s called the Auris Health’s Monarch Platform and it can check the inside of the lungs and…

Memorial Hospital computer breach

Officials with Memorial Hospital say some patient’s personal information could have been accessed by a third party. Janet Stuart with Memorial Hospital at Gulfport says the email account contained information on about 30,000 patients including names, birthdays, medical history, and…

Veterans Ceremony at Memorial Hospital

This morning, Memorial Hospital in Gulfport held a ceremony in recognition and remembrance of veterans and their service to our country. Memorial Hospital staff members came together outside by the flag pole and were joined by Gulfport High School Junior…

Memorial Hospital Reports Inadvertent Disclosure

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport has notified approximately 1,500 patients of an inadvertent disclosure of information, including patient names and internal (Memorial) encounter numbers, that was discovered during a routine internal audit. No financial information, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, symptoms, nor…

First Gulfport baby born in 2018

The New Year started with a big blessing for one Gulfport family. News 25 caught up with the parents of Willow Jade Allen, the first baby girl to be born in Memorial Hospital in 2018. “She was just beautiful, just…

Memorial’s new policy on ER visits

You may want to think twice come November 1st if you are considering visiting a local emergency room owned and operated by Memorial. Starting November 1st, patients determined to have conditions that are not medical emergencies will be required to…

Blood stock drive at Memorial Hospital

You could rock and roll up your sleeves at Memorial Hospital today for a blood stock drive. The need for blood at the hospital is at an emergency level. The summer months are typically slow for blood donors because many…

Blood drives across the Coast

Blood banks across the region are in desperate need of help. Over the next few days there are a number of opportunities for you to roll up your sleeves and pitch in. The Blood Center is hosting two blood drives,…

Third annual Guardian Angel Gala

Did a doctor, nurse, other staff member or volunteer make a difference in your care or the care of a loved one at Memorial Hospital? If so, you can say thanks this evening at the Guardian Angel Gala in Biloxi.…

Learning Lab on the World’s Smallest Heart Pump

It’s the smallest device of its kind in the world, but it has the biggest job you can imagine: saving a human heart. Just ask Assistant Fire Chief for Harrison County Steve Moore. Moore went into cardiac arrest after fighting…

Little Hats, Big Hearts at Memorial Hospital

They may be small, but these red hats are raising awareness for a major health concern in babies. About 40,000 babies are born every year with congenital heart defects, many requiring surgical or medical intervention. To spread the word about…

Memorial Hospital Improves Diabetes Care

According to the American Diabetes Association, roughly 1.4 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes each year. Diabetes can lead to heart problems, hypertension, and a wide array of health issues. It is also the seventh leading cause of death in…

Memorial Hospital Receives 300 CPR Dolls

Thanks to a generous donation from the American Heart Association, Memorial Hospital’s newborn intensive care unit will be able to prepare parents to continue providing quality care after their children have left the hospital. Memorial will be receiving 300 infant…

Memorial Selling Psychiatric Hospital

Reports are Gulfport's Memorial Hospital is ready to take the next step with its psychiatric care. Memorial is moving ahead with plans to sell its psychiatric hospital Memorial Behavioral Health which is located in Orange Grove. Harrison County and the…

Mother of Stillborn Baby Makes Donation to Memorial Hospital

Thousands of parents of stillborn infants suffer through the heartache of losing their baby every year. Memorial Hospital in Gulfport is the very first hospital in Mississippi to receive a special piece of medical equipment to help these parents with…

Memorial Hospital Honors Veterans

The flag is raised, saluting all the veterans who served our nation at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. Memorial Hospital staff, patients and the community gathered for a veteran’s recognition and remembrance ceremony this morning. The presentation of the colors was…

Memorial Hospital Using new Robotic Surgical System

New state of the art technology at Memorial Hospital allows minimally invasive producers for patients who choose it over traditional surgery. News 25’s Kristen Durand shows us how it’s done. This may look like a scene out of a Dr.…