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Dr. William Crowder and Allison Dugas |
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Cardiologist Uncovers Heart Defect on Unlikely Patient
Allison Dugas didn’t resemble someone with a heart defect.
At age 27, Dugas was in great physical condition and regularly worked out at the gym. As a registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer at St. Dominic’s Mississippi Heart Institute who performs tests on patients with heart problems, she knows the benefits of eating a healthy diet and not smoking.
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Cath Lab Upgrades Boost Efficiency
There’s always a moment of hesitation in making the jump from what’s old but comfortable into what’s new but unknown. Yet recent technology upgrades for cardiac catheterization labs at a pair of Mississippi hospitals are proving worth the risk — boosting safety, cutting redundancy and making daily work more efficient.
LUCY SCHULTZE |
DRMC Adds 64-Slice CT Scanner
GREENVILLE — Fortunately, testing Delta Regional Medical Center’s recently acquired Toshiba Aquilion 64-slice CT Scanner for its radiology department didn’t produce the same result.
No surprises were discovered when Greenville Mayor Heather Hudson took part in a calcium scoring test to demonstrate the speed and effectiveness of the new unit.
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Grand Rounds February
NMMC Offers New Technology to Treat Prostate and Kidney Cancer
My Care Matters
Ware Appointed to Baptist Chief Nursing Officer
KDMC Only Facility to Acquire Specialized Equipment for Breast Cancer Detection for Wesley Medical Center
Forrest General Goes Tobacco-Free Effective July 4
Memory Clinic Now Open
Forrest General Cardiac Program Recognized for Quality by UnitedHealthcare
Southern Neuroscience Center Adds Pediatric Neurologist
Hattiesburg Clinic Welcomes New Provider
Wilson Research Foundation Names Blount Executive Director
Forrest General’s Spirit of Women to Host Girl Talk
Pine Grove Spiritual Grounds and FGH Foundation Receive Generous Gift
Sanctuary Hospice House Receives Award
Forrest General Physicians Recognized by Best Doctors, Inc.
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Medical Liability Improvements Hold Steady
Anyone wondering if medical liability coverage has changed since judicial reform was enacted in Mississippi should ask Dr. Dwalia South.
“Put simply, tort reform works!” the Ripley family physician said. “Two major changes in the judicial climate prove that the 2004 tort reforms work. The cost of professional liability insurance has dropped five times in three years, and the number of claims against physicians has dropped 90 percent in three years.”
LYNN LOFTON |
Meritless Malpractice Lawsuits Exact Psychological Toll
While tort reform is the primary front in the war waged by the medical profession against skyrocketing liability premiums, curtailing so-called frivolous lawsuits is another tactic that’s gaining ground and garnering support in statehouses and courtrooms nationwide.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Alan Covin
For Dr. Alan Covin, the choice to narrow his field of practice after six years as an internist was about more than a change of pace. It was about survival.
“I decided I had to do something not to burn out,” said Covin, who worked as an internist and hospital intensivist before beginning a fellowship in cardiology.
LUCY SCHULTZE |
Employees, local officials and supporters attend the press conference announcing the site of the future Highland Community Hospital. |
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Plans Underway for New Highland Community Hospital
Southwest Mississippi will soon have a much-needed brand new hospital.
Forrest General Hospital is planning to build a new hospital facility on a 31-acre parcel of land on Route 11 in Picayune.
“Based upon the input we have received from the Picayune area, the community wants a modern healthcare facility that can better meet their needs,"...
LYNNE JETER |
Southern Eye Center Featuredin AmEx’s Inaugural OPEN BOOK
Dr. Lynn McMahan has met Nelson Mandela, shook hands with President George Bush, had breakfast with President Bill Clinton and dined with President Zia of Pakistan.
But he is arguably more pleased with another coup: landing on the cover of the first-ever American Express OPEN BOOK: A Practical Guide for Business Growth.
LYNNE JETER |
Robert B Leflar, University of Arkansas and University of Tokyo Law Professor |
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Transpacific Study Reveals Different Liability Fears
Where American doctors fear tort, Japanese doctors fear handcuffs.
A recently published study finds the threat of litigation looms large for medical professionals in the United States and Japan. U.S. malpractice cases consume vast quantities of time and money in addition to the risk of damage to professional reputation, but in Japan, the stakes are even higher.
JENNIFER BOULDEN |
USDA Rural Development Facilitates New Hospital for Forest
Scott County residents were thrilled to learn their long-awaited new hospital would become a reality in 2008.
Donna Riser, hospital administrator for Lackey Memorial Hospital, called the official news in late 2007 of the new $22 million, 35-bed facility to be built south of Interstate 20 “a great Christmas present after a long journal of planning.”
LYNNE JETER |
Will Public Health Take on Legislators’ Expected New Direction?
Former, interim, and once-again full-time State Health Officer Dr. Ed Thompson, said “there’s not a lot of new” in public health going into 2008 and its legislative session. He continues to tout funding for personnel and bond authority for a new public health laboratory as top needs.
NKS WESSMAN |
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