The Spa at St. Dominic’s offers Oncology Massage

Oncology massage therapist Karon Stuart of The Spa at St. Dominic’s, is trained to meet people where they are in their experience with cancer and apply a highly individualized massage treatment to comfort, nurture and support them in their process.

Benefits include improved relaxation, sleep, and immune function as well as relieving anxiety, pain, fatigue, and nausea. The treatments are modified according to the full spectrum of cancer-related issues: the physical, psycho-social, and emotional consequences of cancer. In addition, the person’s individual goals are considered along with the aspects of the disease and cancer treatment side effects.

Karon has received 400 hours of extensive training for Oncology Massage in Santa Fe, N.M. and Toledo, Ohio. Her training included working with cancer patients, learning about cancer medications and their side effects and working with doctors and nurses to create individualized treatment plans.

Goodwill Industries Honors Top Volunteers

Goodwill Industries of Mississippi held its annual awards dinner in August at the Country Club of Jackson to recognize outstanding volunteer efforts of those who gave of their time and talents to improve the lives of others. Proceeds from the event have enabled Goodwill to serve the community for the past 54 years. Some of those honored were:

Keith Buchanan

Remaining open to the needs of other people has taken Keith Buchanan down what he calls an “adventure in volunteerism.” One early adventure came when Keith was asked to lead worship services at a local prison. This opportunity “blew a door wide open” in his heart as he began to gain insight into the hopelessness experienced by those in prison. Preparing young people to make ethical and moral choices over a lifetime is a central passion of Keith’s he has expressed over the years through his leadership in for the Boy Scouts of America and as a middle school Sunday School teacher. After joining the St. Dominic Hospital family in 1986, Keith became involved in St. Dominic’s partnership with Hardy Middle School, where he established a “Book Buddy” program, pairing St. Dominic’s employees as “reading buddies” for each student.

Dr. Suman K. Das.

It was Dr. Das’s idea for the first Mississippi Children’s Museum Educational Fair to create a hands-on learning experience surrounding a car wreck. Students were riveted and eagerly learned the roles of everyone involved in a wreck, from emergency first responders to insurance companies and every profession in between. He is also a member of The South Eastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, one of the largest groups of plastic surgeons from all South and Southwest states. The good doctor also volunteers his time as a board member for St. Dominic Hospital’s Community Outreach Program and as a member of the Steering Committee for the Anti-Racism Task force for St. Dominic Hospital. An educational hero to Mississippi’s children, Dr.Das is an inspiration to all.

Hazel Thornton

Inspired by her daughter, Edith Lynn, Hazel Thornton became involved in many programs that help the mentally challenged live their lives to the fullest. Realizing the need for an auxiliary to work with SON Valley, an assisted-living community for adults with mental retardation, Hazel helped organize the SON Valley Ladies Auxiliary. She served as the organization’s first president and remains active in the group’s projects. Organizations like Willowood Development Center, Mustard Seed, Leukemia Society, March of Dimes, Bethlehem Center and VA Nursing Home have also benefited from Hazel’s dedication and hard work.

Rush Expands ED Medical Team with Five New Specialists

Rush Foundation Hospital officials have announced that five new physician specialists have joined the medical staff and will practice in the hospital’s Emergency Department.

The new physicians include:

 Patrick James Kirkland, M.D., a native of Philadelphia, MS who received his bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Mississippi State University and his medical degree from the University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine affiliated with the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he completed an internship in the Department of Anesthesiology and the Emergency Medicine Transitional Year and Residency Programs.

 John D. Lilley, M.D., a native of Raleigh, SC who received his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, attended medical school at the Wake Forest University Medical School and his earned his medical degree from the University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in St. Maarten, North America; during which he completed clinical rotations in the United States and Ireland.  Dr. Lilley completed the Emergency Medicine residency program at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA.

 Linus B. (Trey) Martin, III, M.D., a native of Madison, MS who received his bachelor’s degree in microbiology with a minor in chemistry from the University of Southern Mississippi and his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.   He completed dual Emergency Medicine Residency programs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, He has worked in Emergency Departments of hospitals throughout the State for the past nine years.

 James Perkins, M.D., a native of Harriman, TN who received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN and his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN and completed the residency program in Emergency Medicine at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center where he was Chief Resident.  Dr. Perkins has served as the physician for large events while working with Acadian Ambulance Services of New Orleans, LA and worked in the Emergency Department at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, LA.

 Misty Nicole Rea, M.D., a native of Houston, MS who received dual bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Journalism from the University of Mississippi and her medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.  She completed her Emergency Medicine Residency at the Louisiana Sate University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA where she was Chief Resident.  She worked in the emergency department of Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, LA and Houma Urgent Care Center in Houma, LA.

Collins Family Practice Welcomes Rice

Collins Family Practice Clinic, a service of Hattiesburg Clinic, is pleased to welcome Amanda Rice, M.D.

Rice received her medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City, Kan., and completed a family medicine residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

Her professional affiliations include the American Medical Association, American Association of Family Physicians and Mississippi Association of Family Physicians.

Rice joins Martin D. Harvey, M.D.; and Bettye B. Logan, F.N.P.

Anderson Regional Medical Center Unveils Innovative Monitoring System

Anderson Regional Medical Center is the first healthcare facility in the Meridian area to acquire and implement an innovative patient monitoring solution that allows obstetricians to keep a closer eye on their labor and delivery patients than ever before, Anderson officials announced. 

AirStrip OB™ delivers vital patient waveform data - including fetal heart rate and maternal contraction patterns – in virtual real-time directly from the hospital labor and delivery unit to a doctor’s smart phone from anywhere the doctor gets a cell-phone connection. Additional patient data is also accessible, including nursing notes, vital signs and order results.

AirStrip OB works with the iPhone™, Android, BlackBerry® and a variety of Windows Mobile® devices. AirStrip OB is cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is compliant with federal patient privacy regulations.

Jackson Thyroid & Endocrine Clinic becomes first accredited thyroid ultrasound center in Mississippi

Jackson Thyroid & Endocrine Clinic has become the first center in the state to receive accreditation from the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine (AIUM).

Dr. Woody J. Sistrunk MD, started the clinic in 2007. The sole focus of the practice is disorders of the thyroid gland. As the sub-specialty practice of thyroidology has evolved over the past decade, Dr. Sistrunk has established one of the very few subspecialty thyroid centers in the country. With an on-site CLIA certified lab with real time results, on-site physician performed thyroid ultrasound and biopsy, on-site real time FNA biopsy specimen adequacy and on-site physician performed nuclear medicine, Jackson Thyroid & Endocrine Clinic is Mississippi‘s only dedicated thyroid center.

Memorial Physician Clinics add General Surgeon

Memorial Physician Clinics welcome Derek Ware, MD, in the practice of General and Laparoscopic Surgery. Dr. Ware joins the practice with Dr. Kristine Carter and Dr. Samuel Field at 1340 Broad Avenue, Suite 240, Gulfport.

Dr. Ware is a graduate from Southern Methodist University in Texas.

He attended medical school at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport and completed his internship and residency at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport.

Dr. Ware is fellowship trained in laparoscopic surgery and is Board Certified in General Surgery.

SRHS Clinics expand to Vancleave

Singing River Health System is expanding its primary care services to Vancleave with a new family practice clinic located on Highway 57.

Lansdown received his medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.  He performed a residency at Louisiana State University’s Health Science Center in Shreveport, La.  He is board certified in family medicine.

Whitney Moore, CFNP attended the University of Southern Mississippi.  She is a certified family nurse practitioner and will be accepting appointments for primary care needs.

University Of Mississippi Health Care Ranks Nationally In Three Specialties In U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Report

 University of Mississippi Health Care is nationally recognized in the specialties of cancer, nephrology and orthopedics in U.S. News & World Report’s 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings. UMHC is the only health system in the state ranked nationally for nephrology and orthopedics.

 UMHC tied overall for the No. 1 hospital in the Metro Jackson area with St. Dominic Hospital. Covering 94 metro areas in the U.S., the regional hospital rankings complement the national rankings by including hospitals with solid performance nearly at the level of nationally ranked institutions, according to U.S. News.

 The regional rankings are aimed primarily at consumers whose care may not demand the special expertise found only at a nationally ranked hospitals or who may not be willing or able to travel long distances for medical care. The U.S. News metro rankings give many such patients and their families more options of hospitals within their community and in their health insurance network, according to U.S. News.

 Dr. Scott Stringer, CEO of UMHC, said the rankings are the result of the ongoing investments in quality improvement, facilities, world-class physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and staff.

 Stringer added that the citizens of Mississippi deserve nothing less than the very best health care that an academic medical center can uniquely provide without leaving their home state, and these same efforts create a great environment to educate future health care professionals.

 Hard numbers stand behind the rankings in most specialties—death rates, patient safety, procedure volume and other objective data. Responses to a national survey, in which physicians were asked to name hospitals they consider best in their specialty for the toughest cases, also were factored in.

New Doctors’ Survey Says AMA Fails on Health Reform, New Voice Needed

Almost 18 months after President Obama signed healthcare reform into law, America’s physicians have not forgiven the American Medical Association for supporting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a new survey released recently by Jackson & Coker, a division of Jackson Healthcare. According to the nationwide survey conducted Aug. 1-2, only 13 percent of physicians agree with the AMA’s stance on health reform. It supported the bill and now supports the new law. It has not called for any legal challenges or repeal measures, despite $500 billion in planned cuts to Medicare and no measures to protect physicians from frivolous lawsuits.

To view Jackson & Coker’s survey go to: http://www.jacksoncoker.com/news/News.aspx?sc_cid=AMA.

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