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Services unchanged at Tupelo hospital amid natural gas outage
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — The hospital in Tupelo is using alternate means of energy as the city and surrounding county deal with a massive natural gas outage. North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS) facilities manager Todd Davis announced on Thursday afternoon:. "While affected by the natural gas outage, North Mississippi...
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Supervisors receive first round of bids for purchase of Starkville hospital
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — Oktibbeha County supervisors received the first round of bids for the purchase of the hospital in Starkville. Supervisors set Friday, March 7 as the deadline for the first round of bids for OCH Regional Medical Center. Board attorney John Healy wouldn’t disclose how many companies...
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Long-time educator retires from Oak Hill Academy in West Point
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – A long-time educator is retiring from Oak Hill Academy. Cathy Davis announced on social media that she would be passing the torch as Head of School for the Raiders. Davis has been leading the private school for the past 10 years. In her post,...
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Pafford Ambulances Temporarily Housed in Tupelo (MS) Fire Stations
Pafford EMS ambulances have been moved into Tupelo fire stations temporarily. As part of its recent agreement with North Mississippi Health Services to take over ambulance and medical helicopter operations, Pafford is allowed to house the ambulances at multiple Tupelo Fire Department stations, WTVA reports. According to Tupelo Fire Chief...
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Life comes full circle for a nursing home resident
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s a full circle moment for a local nursing home resident. Leerene Williams, a former nurse aid at Dugan Home, is now the one being cared for at her old stomping grounds. “It just feels like home to me, and it’s about the...
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UMMC neonatal experts supporting newborn care in Greenville, Tupelo
Infants in Greenville and Tupelo are getting a healthy start in life thanks to University of Mississippi Medical Center outreach. UMMC’s Division of Newborn Medicine and its neonatal intensive care units at Children’s of Mississippi and Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants are working with teams at the newborn nursery at Delta Health Center in Greenville and the Level III NICU at North Mississippi Medical Center Women’s Hospital in Tupelo.
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NMHS to terminate agreement with certain United Healthcare plans
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — North Mississippi Health Service (NMHS) plans to terminate its agreement with certain United Healthcare (UHC) plans. This specifically refers to the UHC AARP Medicare Advantage and Medicaid-required Dual Special Needs Medicare Advantage Plans only. The hospital system alerted its patients on Wednesday morning, Feb. 19.
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NMMC expands low-cost heart screenings in Golden Triangle Region
NORTH MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point is expanding low-cost heart screenings in the Golden Triangle. The hospital is looking for ways to help identify the risk for heart disease, and providing surrounding communities access to resources and tools available to them. As February is...
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NMHS announces deal with new ambulance service provider
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS) announced an agreement with a new ambulance service provider. Pafford Emergency Medical Services agreed with NMHS to provide ground ambulance and medical helicopter services, announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28. “When the transaction closes, Pafford will assume ownership of CareFlight medical...
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NMMC to sell ground and air ambulance services to PEMC
NORTH MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – North Mississippi Health Services, the parent company of North Mississippi Medical Center, is getting out of the ambulance business. Pafford Emergency Medical Services has agreed with North Mississippi Health Services to acquire its ground ambulance and medical helicopter services. When the deal is complete, Pafford...
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New medical record system coming to OCH in Starkville
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A New Electronic Medical Record System is coming to OCH Regional Medical Center. Beginning January 27, OCH will transition to a new Electronic Medical Record, or EMR system called CERNER. The system will replace multiple existing systems with a single secure platform while improving access...
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Mississippi hospital to adopt unified EHR system
Starkville, Miss.-based OCH Regional Medical Center is set to launch a new EHR system on Jan. 27, replacing multiple existing platforms with a unified one developed by Oracle Health. The transition has been in development since early 2024, with the hospital and Oracle Health working to integrate systems for billing,...