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DeSoto County CON Race Heats Up
Other Hospital Systems May Submit Applications for New Hospital
For years, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, both based in Memphis, have been embroiled in a battle for a certificate of need (CON).
LYNNE JETER |
Will the FTC Raise a White Flag?
AMA May Join ABA in "Creditor" Lawsuit
On July 14, the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) wrote a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairman Jonathan D. Leibowitz urging the FTC not to interpret the 2003 Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) to require lawyers to comply with the Red Flag Rule.
LYNNE JETER |
UMC Taking Steps to Gain World-Class Cancer Institute Status
Ergon, New Director Pushing Progress
A newly endowed chair at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC), and a Chicago cancer center administrator originally from Italy have made it possible to transform the state's Cancer Institute into a world-class program.
LYNNE JETER |
Medicaid Changes Revealed
MHA Chief Sam Cameron Explains Fine Print, Behind-the-scenes Negotiations
By the time Gov. Haley Barbour approved House Bill 71 on June 30 to extend the Medicaid benefits until 2012 by having hospitals finance the state Medicaid program, there had been so much haranguing over it that some details may have been lost in the fine print.
LYNNE JETER |
Biloxi Regional Adds Breast MRI
High Resolution System Improves Detection Process
BILOXI—At the start of the summer season, Biloxi Regional Medical Center, a 153-bed acute care facility located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, added a service that improves the detection process for breast cancer while also making it more comfortable for patients.
LYNNE JETER |
Memphis Air Ambulance Expands to Oxford
An air-ambulance service headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., is now executing about 20 percent of its flights from a new base in north Mississippi.
Debuting in spring 2008, the Hospital Wing outpost near the campus of Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi is providing a quicker response time for critically injured patients within a 100-mile radius of Oxford.
LUCY SCHULTZE |
Leading Cardiac Care
University of Mississippi Health Care Scores Another First
The University of Mississippi Health Care (UMHC) has landed another first in cardiac care statewide.
University Heart, a component of UMHC, has acquired an excimer laser system for cardiac lead removal, making it the first cardiac care center in the state to offer laser lead removal.
LYNNE JETER |
MSMA and Healthcare Reform
The Mississippi State Medical Association (MSMA) does support health insurance for all Americans while stressing that the particular components of any national health system reform must follow six key concepts.
RANDY EASTERLING, MD |
Neurology Practice Formed at Wesley Medical Center
A new neurology practice has joined the Hattiesburg medical community with the May opening of Neurology Associates at Wesley Medical Center. Drs. Jose Carrau, Michael Garbee and Kathleen Messenger joined together to form the practice located in Wesley Towers.
LYNN LOFTON |
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Bone & Joint Decade Brings Awareness to Musculoskeletal Issues
The United States Bone and Joint Decade (USBJD) – 2002-2011 – is nearing the end of Phase I. Yet, the work of raising awareness and research dollars to better address preventive measures and effective treatment options has really just begun.
CINDY SANDERS |
Vishal Sachdev, MD
TUPELO—Talking to Vishal Sachdev on the phone, one might be surprised to learn he's not a native southern boy. His tone and inflections indicate a hint of Deep South drawl. His easy laugh and amiable manner suggest he was schooled in the art of hospitality. His English is arguably perfect. Yet not too long ago, he arrived in America without much knowledge of the language and was, in many ways, completely lost.
LYNNE JETER |
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