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UMMC clinic appointments, elective procedures canceled through Friday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) announced regularly scheduled clinic appointments and elective procedures will be canceled through Friday, February 27, 2026. This comes after the hospital was hit by a cyberattack on February 19, 2026. According to UMMC officials, all hospitals and emergency departments in Jackson, Madison County, Holmes […]
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How data centers impact communities across the country
WLBT
UMMC clinics remain closed Monday and Tuesday after cyberattack
themississippimonitor.com
A Pharmacy at the Center of Clarksdale’s Civil Rights Struggle
The 4th Street Drug Store on Martin Luther King Boulevard occupies a central place in the Civil Rights history of Clarksdale and the Mississippi Delta. Located at 213 Martin Luther King Boulevard, the pharmacy was owned and operated by Dr. Aaron Henry, a respected pharmacist whose commitment to justice made him one of Mississippi’s most influential civil rights leaders.
WDAM-TV
Priority Ambulance donates ambulance to Camp Shelby
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (WDAM) - A company that builds custom ambulances in north Mississippi has provided a potentially life-saving gift to soldiers at Camp Shelby. Priority Ambulance has donated a Ford Transit ambulance to Camp Shelby. It will be located at the post’s Fire and Rescue building. It’s the...
watchtheyard.com
Zeta Phi Beta Delivers Critical Maternal and Infant Health Resources to Nearly 2,000 Mississippians During Global Day of Service
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated delivered critical health, wellness, and community resources to nearly 2,000 Mississippians during its Global Day of Service initiative, held from January 16–17, 2026, amid a declared public health emergency tied to rising infant mortality rates in the state. The two-day initiative, titled the Power...
deltanews.tv
Hospital considers bankruptcy amid Medicaid negotiations
GREENWOOD - How are negotiations between Greenwood Leflore Hospital and Mississippi Medicaid going?. Once recent development may hold a clue. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the hospital has asked its owners, the Greenwood City Council and the Leflore County Board of Supervisors, for permission to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy if negotiations don't go well.
deltanews.tv
Greenwood Leflore Hospital eyes bankruptcy amid Medicaid debt
GREENWOOD - The Greenwood Leflore Hospital asked local officials for permission to seek bankruptcy protection. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the hospital has asked its owners, The Greenwood City Council and the Leflore County Board of Supervisors, if it may file for chapter 9 bankruptcy if negotiations don't go well with the Mississippi Division of Medicaid.
WLBT
Lawmaker says relief could be on the way for struggling Delta hospital in 2026
WLBT
‘Good agreement’: Hospital, Division of Medicaid reach deal averting Delta hospital’s closure
WLBT
Lawmaker says relief could be on the way for struggling Delta hospital in 2026
GREENWOOD, Miss. (WLBT) - Lawmakers could offer a longer runway for a Delta hospital on the verge of closing earlier this week more time repay the rest of a $5.5 million in Medicaid supplement payments. On Thursday, officials with Greenwood LeFlore Hospital and the Mississippi Division of Medicaid reached a...
WDAM-TV
Lawmaker says relief could be on the way for struggling Delta hospital in 2026
GREENWOOD, Miss. (WLBT) - Lawmakers could offer a longer runway for a Delta hospital on the verge of closing earlier this week more time repay the rest of a $5.5 million in Medicaid supplement payments. On Thursday, officials with Greenwood LeFlore Hospital and the Mississippi Division of Medicaid reached a...
deltanews.tv
State auditors block hospital bonus program despite no regulations broken
RULEVILLE, MS - North Sunflower Medical Center has a reputation of being one of the most successful hospitals in the Mississippi Delta region. The hospital offers a Christmas incentive program. Employees pay an amount of their paychecks, those payments are matched by the program, and the employees get the full amount as a bonus in December.
The Oxford Eagle
Baptist awarded an ‘A’ for safety
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi was one of five Baptist Memorial hospitals to be awarded an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. Joining the Oxford hospital with receiving the A grade was Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” […]