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Louisville disaster drill to temporarily close parts of Highway 15/25 Bypass
LOUISVILLE — A disaster drill Monday morning, Oct. 26, will temporarily close portions of the Highway 15/25 Bypass, the Louisville Fire Department announced. Winston Medical Center is conducting the exercise, which will involve a simulated accident and multiple emergency response agencies. Residents may see fire trucks, law enforcement vehicles, ambulances, medical helicopters and emergency personnel in the area.
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SCRMC Well Doll Clinic helping kids understand hospital visits
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - Treating dozens of patients in a day doesn’t sound ideal but, in this case, it was necessary. “This is Well Doll,” said registered nurse Amy Dickerson, maternal child coordinator at South Central Regional Medical Center. “We get to interact with the kids from the community and just kind of give them a little bit of easiness and not make them so scared to go to the doctor or having to go to the hospital.”
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Forrest General Hospital saving the smallest lives
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Pafford EMS now operating in Meridian
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Citizens of Meridian are now receiving emergency medical care from a new provider. Pafford Ambulance Service’s new contract with the City of Meridian went into effect at midnight, promising better and stronger emergency services for residents of the Queen City. Newly-named EMS district director Greg...
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Neshoba General CEO to step down to lead UMMC community hospitals
Lee McCall will step down as CEO of Neshoba General Hospital in Philadelphia, Miss., to become administrator of University of Mississippi Medical Center’s community hospitals, he told Becker’s Aug. 21. Mr. McCall will oversee the Jackson-based system’s hospitals in Madison, Lexington, Grenada and Greenwood, Miss. He said...
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Meridian doctors address sickness as schools are back in session
Doctors encourage protection and caution as kids return to school, as that can also mean the spread of germs and sickness. “Not only to protect yourself but also protect your families and your loves ones that are around you,” said Dr. Stacy Rhodes. To prevent the spread of sickness,...
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Meridian City Council votes to leave Metro Ambulance Service
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -The Meridian City Council voted 3–2 Tuesday night to separate from Metro Ambulance Service and move forward with creating a city-run EMS district. Concerns about Metro’s service have been debated for months. City leaders said Metro has faced slow response times and is often down two to three ambulance units, impacting coverage across the city.
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SCRMC holds ‘White Coat Ceremony’ for newest internal medicine residents
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - A year ago, South Central Regional Medical Center introduced its first internal medicine residents. On Tuesday, the hospital welcomed the second class with a white coat ceremony. Seven internal medicine residents were officially “coated” as a part of the hospital’s graduate medical education program....