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VFW Post 6731 to host free Veterans Claims Clinic
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXV)- VFW Post 6731 in D’Iberville will be hosting their annual Veterans Claims Clinic at the end of the month. This clinic has officials from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, state Department of Veterans Affairs, and local service offices. The clinic will provide free service...
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Singing River nursing residency program builds next generation of nurses
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) — Singing River Health System is addressing a nursing shortage by training new nurses through a year-long residency program inside a working hospital. The Nursing Residency Program for new RNs places participants with real patients and real pressure. The program is open to new graduates and...
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Memorial Hospital honors nurses with ceremony during National Nurses Week
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — Memorial Hospital in Gulfport is honoring its nurses during National Nurses Week. Nurses gathered for an oath renewal and blessing of the hands ceremony. The ceremony gave nurses a moment to reflect on why they chose this work. Chief Nursing Officer Mary Brobst said the...
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New process at the Keesler Medical Center Pharmacy
The Keesler Medical Center Pharmacy is now doing fill-in advance. This allows staff to activate prescriptions for you. Anyone picking up at the pharmacy can expect a text message 30 minutes after their MTF appointment. It can also be after the provider puts in the prescription; this is to alert...
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Acadian Ambulance Service launches Explorer program for high schoolers
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — A new program is coming to Mississippi aimed at giving high school students real-world experience as an EMT. The Acadian Ambulance Explorer program allows high school students to learn lifesaving skills like CPR, splinting, and stopping bleeds. Explorers will also get to go on ride-alongs in Acadian ambulances, shadowing EMTs.
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Memorial Health System encourages Mississippians to become organ donors
Gulfport, Miss. (WXXV)- April is known as National Donate Life Month, a time to celebrate and honor those who have given the gift of life through organ donations. Here on the coast, Memorial Health System is encouraging South Mississippians to become organ donors. National Donate Life Month was established in...
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USA Health Stroke Program presents best practices at regional stroke symposium
“As the leading stroke center in the Gulf Coast region, we have a duty to share best practices with other stroke centers so they can provide the highest level of care to their patients,” said Emily Dahlmann, CNP, RN, SCRN. By Michelle Ryan-Day Emily Dahlmann, DNP, R.N., SCRN, director...
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Tomaston Medical Park construction to begin after long-awaited start
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — Nearly a year after ground was expected to break on the Tomaston Medical Park project, the doctors behind the development say construction is weeks away. The land for Tomaston Medical Park was prepped and ready to go in April of last year. One year later,...
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OPINION: Hirsch’s Helpful Hints — Welcome to the Bittersweet Dance of Getting a Little Older
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — And SO, you’ve made it this far. But NOW, you’d better buckle up. The funnel is closing. The pyramid is peaking, and time is slipping by. After a lifetime of taxes, at age 62, 65, 67 or 70… a cookie. Social Security options begin.