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Forrest General Ushers 2007 Festival of Swans to Pine Belt
In an unprecedented move, Women's Services of Forrest General Hospital is taking the lead role in an outdoor public arts project designed to boost cultural awareness throughout the Pine Belt area of south Mississippi.
The hospital is the presenting sponsor for the 2007 Festival of Swans, launched by the Hattiesburg Area Development Partnership (ADP) and patterned after the Cows on Parade projects in Chicago and New York, Party Animals in Washington, D.C., and Festival of Fins in New Orleans.
BY LYNNE JETER |
State Lawmakers Mull Health Department Reorganization
When the Mississippi Legislature convened Jan. 2, and despite a just-past chaotic year of unheralded public scrutiny and Senate Committee's "no confidence vote" for the state's top medical officer, nobody had filed any proposal to remedy numerous problems within public health. The Board and the Department of Health management teams in place at the end of 2006 remained but faced an uncertain future.
BY NKS WESSMAN |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Richard Conn
Dr. Richard Conn mulled Thomas Wolfe's famous saying – "You can't go home again" — but wagered his life and career against it.
More than 20 years later, it's clear he made the right bet.
"As I look back, returning home to Hattiesburg was the best thing I ever did," said Conn, an orthopaedic surgeon and partner at Southern Bone and Joint Specialists, PA.
Personally, that decision meant the chance to be near his father, Dr. Francis R. Conn, during his last years of life.
BY LUCY SCHULTZE |
Healthcare Leaders Address Trauma Funding Woes
Four legal-length pages filled with bulleted facts highlight lessons learned, needs, value of, and next steps toward achieving the statewide trauma care system legislators authorized nine years ago.
Bill Oliver, chairman of the board of the Southeast Mississippi Trauma Care Region, urges legislators to support trauma, to fund trauma systems, and to increase money appropriated to functional trauma systems. Money — particularly to ensure participation by more hospitals and physicians — must be available, he said.
BY NKS WESSMAN |
AirCare Initiates Scene Response
While the sight of an emergency helicopter landing beside a busy highway or in a pasture is fraught with drama, it's not always the safest way to get emergency care to trauma victims.
AirCare, the helicopter belonging to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, began transporting patients to the Medical Center in 1996. It went to hospitals that requested the service, never to the scene of a wreck on the highway or other trauma scene unless there were mass casualties.
BY JANIS QUINN |
G-spot Amplification Hottest Trend in Boutique Cosmetics
Though it's unclear which came first, life mimicking television or vice versa, a recent "Nip/Tuck" episode on Grafenberg Spot (G-spot) enhancements is one example of the ever-growing blur between Hollywood reality television and the real world.
Now, just as depicted in the FX smash hit, there really is a G-Shot® to heighten female sexual pleasures. In fact, show producers approached Dr. David Matlock, the Beverly Hills physician that invented the shot, to make sure of the details, which patients say is "the ultimate in sexual ecstasy achieved in an effortless manner."
BY GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
Move to Minimally Invasive Valve Repair Patient-driven
It was largely his patients' desire to avoid the tell-tale scar down the center of the chest that prompted Dr. David Talton to introduce a new option.
Beginning in October, patients at North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) requiring mitral valve repair surgery have had the option of a minimally invasive procedure.
BY LUCY SCHULTZE |
Gulf Coast Rebuilds Healthcare System
While the rest of the state is renovating and constructing healthcare facilities to upgrade services, the Mississippi Gulf Coast is rebuilding out of necessity since Hurricane Katrina wiped out a great deal of the coastal healthcare system.
According to the Mississippi Hospital Association, more than 30 percent of Mississippi's hospitals suffered significant damage during Katrina.
BY GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
Construction Dust Swirling in Delta After Approval of CONs
Certificate of needs (CONs) for healthcare service additions, renovations, and new construction are sweeping the Mississippi Delta like wildfire.
Here are a few projects on the horizon promising to improve the quality of healthcare in north Mississippi:
BY GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
Medicare Part D Update
Embarking on its second year, the Medicare Part D prescription benefit is taking the lessons learned from the first 12 months and building upon its success.
"The first year, if you measure by almost all indices, went very, very well," said Jeff Nelligan, CMS director of media affairs. "We have guaranteed more than 38 million Medicare beneficiaries now have some form of prescription drug coverage."
BY CINDY SANDERS |
Intelligent Investing
An exchange traded fund, or ETF, is a popular investment with both institutional and individual investors.
ETFs are similar to mutual funds but with some unique differences. John Doe purchases or sells mutual fund shares directly from the mutual fund based on its net asset value at the end of the day.
By Roger E. Muns |
Legal Perspective
Today it seems that everyone is just a number. Many times the same person is a different number in different situations. Keeping track of which number you are to whom can be confusing and frustrating.
The world of healthcare is not immune to this "numbers" issue. Providers are assigned numbers by Medicare/Medicaid, each of their commercial health plans, state licensing agencies and suppliers.
By Kate Gilchrist |
Magnetic Leadership - People Remember — And They Talk!
"I tried to tell them something wasn't right, but nobody would listen to me. They thought they had all the answers. Now look what happened. If only they would have done something earlier, we wouldn't be going through this."
"You wouldn't believe how long we had to wait! Those doctors act like they're the only ones with a schedule. My time is important, too!"
"Listen, that's the best place to get help for that. They treat you like a real person there, not just a number."
By Beverly Smallwood |
InRoomMD
To keep pace with the demand for InRoomMD and InHomeMD services, the company plans to hire 150 physicians within the next 15 months.
In the company's most mature market, Las Vegas, eight doctors rotate 24-hour call schedules and see more than 2,000 patients per month. In smaller markets, like Charlotte, four doctors see about 1,000 patients monthly. Company wide, there are 50 physicians, with plans for more than 200 by mid-2008.
By LYNNE JETER |
InRoomMD Fills Vacation Niche
When Andy Jacobson's wife fell ill while staying at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas in April 2003, a concierge dialed a local physician who dropped by their room within the hour.
Intrigued by the concept of a doctor who makes house calls, Jacobson asked the physician, Dr. Cary P. Logan, about his specialty boutique practice. After a little more discussion about filling a much-needed niche for travelers, the two established InRoomMD.
BY LYNNE JETER |
Kliesch Achieves Board Recertification
The American Board of Family Medicine is pleased to announce the successful completion of its Recertification Examination by Dr. John Kliesch. Board certification confers a standard of excellence in knowledge and practice to physicians who not only certify via the examination process, but who also work diligently on the maintenance of these skills during the seven-year cycle between examinations.
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NMMC Helicopter Service to Celebrate 20th Anniversary
North Mississippi Medical Center's medical helicopter crew is kicking off its 20th anniversary celebration with the arrival of a new helicopter.
NMMC's Aeromedical Service flew its first medical mission on Dec. 4, 1986. Since then, the service has logged more than 8,500 flights transporting patients from area hospitals and accident scenes to the medical center as well as from NMMC to other hospitals in the region
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Baptist Health Systems Announces Additions
Martha D. Dickens, MD has joined Baptist's Nutrition Center as the medical director. She is board certified in Family Medicine and earned her medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical School of Medicine. Dr. Dickens completed her medical residency at Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Georgia.
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Wesley Names Employee and Manager of the Year
During Wesley Medical Center's 2006 Annual Employee Christmas Celebration, Judy Gill was named Manager of the Year and Benjamin Hardy was named Employee of the Year.
Hardy is a graduate of Jackson Preparatory High School and then earned his B.S. and M.S. from The University of Southern Mississippi.
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