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deltabusinessjournal.com
Leland Medical Clinic $10 Million Expansion
Delta Health Alliance recently held a groundbreaking for a $10-million expansion of Leland Medical Clinic to house the Mississippi Delta Cares Center that will provide Leland and the surrounding rural areas with access to a number of different health and dental services that previously weren’t available in the community for many years.
deltanews.tv
Greenwood Hospital's "swing bed" plans
GREENWOOD - Expansion plans are still in the works at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. A report in the Greenwood Commonwealth says the hospital still has plans to add a so-called "swing bed" program by the end of this year. There's no exact date for the start of the program right now...
deltanews.tv
Study Says 3 Delta Nursing Homes Face Potential Difficulty
GREENVILLE—Researchers looking into the expected impact of the so-called “big beautiful bill” say, it could lead to the closure of at least three delta-area nursing homes. Its a development that has people in the delta and the U.S. Senate finance committee, concerned. In rural areas like the...
newsfromthestates.com
Delta health group breaks ground on clinic expansion to offer dentistry, physical therapy
State Rep. Willie Bailey, Bill Kennedy, Mississippi's USDA rural development director Dane Maxwell, Delta Health Alliance CEO Karen Matthews, Lamar Liddell, Myrtis Tabb and Joyce McNair break ground for expansion of a medical clinic in Leland, Miss., on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. Credit: Courtesy of Dominique Cheeks/Delta Health Alliance. Delta...
deltabusinessjournal.com
Delta Health System Received STEMI Recognition
Iris Stacker, Chief Executive Officer of Delta Health System in Greenville, announced the hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Silver recognition for its outstanding commitment to providing rapid, research-based care to patients experiencing ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a severe and life-threatening type of heart attack.
Mississippi Today
Delta health group breaks ground on clinic expansion to offer dentistry, physical therapy
Delta Health Alliance is starting construction on a center in Leland that will offer dentistry and occupational, physical and speech therapy – with options for those who are uninsured or underinsured. Groundbreaking was held Thursday for Delta Cares Center. It will be a $10 million addition to the comprehensive...
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themississippimonitor.com
MSDH Finds No Contamination of Public Water Supply in Village of Glendora following Train Derailment
The Mississippi State Department Health (MSDH) has finished sampling and testing of the public water supply in the Village of Glendora and found no contamination of benzene following a Canadian National (CN) train derailment. On July 8, 2025, the MSDH Bureau of Public Water Supply collected samples from the Glendora...
deltanews.tv
Glendora Water Not Contaminated, Says MSDH
UPDATE: The Mississippi Department of Health says it has determined there was no contamination of the water supply in Glendora after last weekend's train derailment that caused a benzine spill and fire. MSDH says both it and the Canadian National Railroad took samples. “The MSDH samples were analyzed by the...
WJTV 12
Glendora water tests clear of benzene after train derailment
TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) found no contamination of benzene in the public water supply in the Village of Glendora following a Canadian National (CN) train derailment. The derailment occurred on July 5 in Tallahatchie County. No injuries were reported. On July 8, the MSDH Bureau of Public […]
Missouri Independent
Medicaid cuts could be devastating for the Delta and the rest of rural America
LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. — East Carroll Parish sits in the northeastern corner of Louisiana, along the winding Mississippi River. Its seat, Lake Providence, was a thriving agricultural center of the Delta. Now, the town is a shell of its former self. Charred and dilapidated buildings dot the small city center. There are a few gas […]
Alabama Reflector
Medicaid cuts could be devastating for the Delta and the rest of rural America
This story originally appeared on Stateline. LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. — East Carroll Parish sits in the northeastern corner of Louisiana, along the winding Mississippi River. Its seat, Lake Providence, was a thriving agricultural center of the Delta. Now, the town is a shell of its former self. Charred and dilapidated buildings dot the small city […]
chiefhealthcareexecutive.com
University of Mississippi Medical Center expands footprint by adding hospital
The health system has finalized the acquisition of Merit Health Madison, which is now dubbed UMMC Madison. Officials said it will help with scheduling surgeries and offer more care closer to home. The University of Mississippi Medical Center is expanding. The academic health system recently completed the acquisition of Merit...
Madison County Journal
UMMC announces purchase of Merit Health
CANTON — The University of Mississippi Medical Center has expanded its presence in Madison County by acquiring the former Merit Health Madison hospital, a move officials say will increase access to care and enhance medical training. The acquisition of the 67-bed hospital, located on River Oaks Drive in Canton,...