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Coast Hospitals Prepare for 2009 Hurricane Season
Lessons Learned from Katrina Being Utilized
Hospitals and other healthcare providers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast know all too well what it means to be hit with a major disaster. With the 2009 hurricane season just beginning, they're prepared for whatever comes along as they reflect on lessons learned in 2005 from Hurricane Katrina. The 2008 season with hurricanes Gustav and Ike gave providers additional experience in disaster preparedness.
Lynn Lofton |
Board of Health Chair Tracks Process, Progress
As news of a possible swine flu pandemic swirled around the globe in late April, State Health Officer Dr. Ed Thompson emerged to tell Mississippians the virus could not be stopped, only curtailed. He explained that of the three common flu strains – two type A's and one type B – the swine flu is a never-before-seen type A.
NKS Wessman |
A Helping Hand
Danny Spreitler Steers Gilmore Foundation with "Sounding Board" Teen Soap Star Daughter
AMORY--When Danny Spreitler's teen daughter, Tay, landed a contract on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives earlier this year, her elevation to national fame also brought the healthcare non-profit he directs into the spotlight.
LYNNE JETER |
Making Health Education Fun
Community Rallied to Make Tupelo's New HealthWorks! An Instant Success
TUPELO – Soon after Dean Hancock joined the Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi in February 1998, he took a closer look at the health education programs being taught in the area's public schools.
LYNNE JETER |
Frien-emies
Helping Providers, Payers Learn to Play Well TogetherOn the face of it, providers and payers have the same objective – to dispense high quality, evidence-based care in an efficient and cost effective manner to ultimately improve outcomes. Somewhere along the line, however, reality diverged from the mission statements, often resulting in a "them" vs. "us" mentality.
CINDY SANDERS |
Virtual Colonoscopy Trial Hails Preventive Procedure, But Medicare Not So Sure
Ask radiology experts and virtually all of them will say that virtual colonoscopies are a less expensive, less invasive and effective alternative to conventional colonoscopies to screen for colorectal cancer. Yet there’s a flip side to that view – that CT colonography, as it is more formally known, is inefficient, since a regular colonoscopy must follow if the CTC finds anything suspicious.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Jason Williams, MD
Bringing cutting-edge medical services to one of the poorest parts of the United States has its challenges. But as radiologist Jason R. Williams, MD, is finding, the rewards can be just as great.
LUCY SCHULTZE |
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