National Nurses Day at Memorial
Today is National Nurses Day and Memorial Hospital honored its frontline workers with gift baskets. The job can be tough and sometimes even thankless, but these nurses at Memorial have a…
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Memorial welcomes group to residency
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport welcomes a host of new medical school grads to train in its residency program as it enters its second year after accreditation. As the first-years will help…
Memorial celebrates 75 years of serving the Coast
Memorial Health System invited team members and the community to celebrate its 75-year history during the Chamber after 5 event this evening. In its 75 years of existence,…
Memorial hosting monthly blood drives
You can give the gift of life today at Memorial. They’re hosting a blood drive until 5:30 today at their medical office building in Gulfport. They’re hosting monthly blood drives working…
Memorial receives five-star ratings for excelling in pacemaker procedure
Memorial Hospital honored their team for achieving Healthgrades’s five-star rating for excelling in pacemaker procedures and carotid procedures. Healthgrades evaluate approximately 45 million Medicare inpatient records for…
Lynn Meadows and Memorial team up for COVID-19 vaccine event
Memorial Health partnered with the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center for the evening, inviting the public to get vaccinated. At the Discovery Center from 5 p.m. to…
Memorial reopens clinics for COVID-19 vaccines only
Memorial has decided to reopen its south Biloxi walk-in clinic back into a COVID-19 vaccination clinic only. Vice President of Clinic Operations Matt Walker says the team began to…
Memorial Reopens Walk-in Clinic for COVID-19 Vaccines Only
The Memorial Walk-in Clinic - Wal Mart Lane has reopened as a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic only. All 3 vaccines (Comirnaty (formerly known as Pfizer-BioNTech), Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson) are available as options for vaccination. This will be a walk-in…
Memorial continues to offer COVID vaccinations to community
The team at Memorial rolled out the mobile vaccination site today to get more residents vaccinated. The bus was parked outside of Youther Lee Keyes Park in Harrison…
Memorial to host COVID-19 vaccination event
Memorial will be hosting another COVID-19 vaccine event to help lower the spike. This event will take place this Friday, January 14th at Youther Lee Keyes Park in Harrison County.…
Telehealth appointments rise during COVID surge
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, so do telehealth appointments for Memorial. Telehealth is a service provided by Memorial that allows patients to talk to providers over the phone at…
Memorial brings joy to residents of Driftwood Nursing Center
Memorial Hospital was finally able to return back to the Driftwood Nursing Center today to host their annual Christmas party. The past two years, Memorial was unable…
Memorial hosting blood drive today
Memorial Hospital is hosting a blood drive today until 5:30. They’ve partnered with Red Cross to start hosting monthly drives to encourage donors to routinely give blood. The blood supply is…
Memorial hosting blood drive Wednesday
As a result of critical blood shortage, Memorial is stepping up and hosting a blood drive at the Memorial Medical Office Building atrium located on 13th Street in Gulfport. The blood…
Memorial holds COVID-19 vaccine event in the fight against omicron
Team Memorial continues to do everything it can to keep COVID numbers down this winter season. Memorial hosting a pop-up vaccine site today at the Gaston…
Memorial to host vaccine pop-ups to fight omicron
A reminder, Memorial Hospital is hosting more vaccine pop up sites this week. They announced the sites after the first case of the omicron variant was reported in…
Memorial opens new clinic in Pass Christian
Memorial opened its new physician clinic’s Pass Christian family medicine today. The clinic is located at 116 Menge Avenue, Suite B, in Pass Christian. Lainie Jorns, MD. is accepting…
Memorial acquires four clinics in Harrison County
Memorial Hospital’s footprint is expanding as four clinics on the Coast are being added to its family. The hospital’s primary care services are extending to new locations in Biloxi,…
Respiratory Care Week honors RC workers
Respiratory Care has been crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, RC workers have been getting extra appreciation due to it being Respiratory Care Week. Respiratory Care Week is a…
Tips to reduce your risk of breast cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Memorial has tips on how you can reduce your risk. The medical oncology group at Memorial recommends prioritizing diet and exercise.…
Good Deeds Community Center in Gulfport hosts vaccine site
Gulfport residents gathered at the Good Deeds Community Center for COVID-19 vaccines at a health fair organized by local leaders. On Madison Street, a mobile vaccine site…
Locals cook lunch for Memorial nurses to show appreciation
Locals gathered at Bayou View Baptist Church this morning to finish preparing lunch for our local health care heroes. Volunteers first gathered yesterday evening and cooked through…
Memorial Updates COVID-19 Testing Locations
Due to decreased demand, Memorial has closed its drive-thru COVID-19 testing location. COVID-19 testing can be done at any Memorial Walk-In Clinic. Starting this week, every Memorial Walk-In Clinic will provide COVID-19 testing. Walk-in clinic information can be found here: https://www.gulfportmemorial.com/find-a-location?taxonomy=walk-in-clinic. Patients experiencing…
Memorial goes pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Memorial Hospital is bringing out the pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the team at Memorial, about one in every eight women are diagnosed…