Cherish McCallum, LCSW is a California native who has lived and worked as a Clinical Social Worker/ Therapist in various states including Texas, New Mexico, Ohio, Alaska and Mississippi. Cherish received her Bachelor of Arts in music degree and her Certification in Music Therapy from California State University, Long Beach in 1989. She later received […]

Mayor Magee Signs Home Care and Hospice Month Proclamation Representatives from South Central Regional Medical Center ComfortCare Home Health and Hospice were presented with an official mayoral proclamation denoting the City of Laurel’s recognition of National Home Care and Hospice Month. According to the National Association for Home Care & Hospice website, this annual observance […]

SCRMC Names Rose Herrington as Q3 Employee of the Quarter     When Rose Herrington first volunteered at SCRMC as a teenage candy striper in the early 1970s, she never would have guessed that she would devote the next 40 years to caring for patients at South Central.     Rose, who was born and […]

Conner Thomas, MD, is a Columbia, Miss., native who received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from William Carey University in 2017 and her medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2021. Dr. Thomas recently completed her Pediatric residency at UMMC and is now seeing patients at South Central Pediatric. Call today […]

This holiday season, stock up on gifts ahead of time with deals on satin pillowcases, PediLuxe Exfoliating Peel, City Lips Gloss and self-tanning products! During November and December enjoy 20% off at South Central Dermatology. Call 601-425-4860 for information.

SCRMC Cancer Care, which is now offered in Laurel and Collins, is devoted to treating the whole patient through a personalized approach that is designed to fit each patient’s needs. “The new cancer center in Laurel, Mississippi, and in Collins provides a wide range of services including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted treatment therapy, Immunotherapy, and […]

Renovations Underway as South Central Kicks Off Multi-Phase Renovation Plan Phase one renovation work is beginning at South Central Regional Medical Center as it begins a multi-phase plan to renovate and expand facilities. This renovation is yet another intentional aspect of the hospital’s efforts to improve the patient experience at SCRMC. Phase one, which was […]

SCRMC is excited to welcome Dr. Ben Stevens, a Laurel native, who is returning to the area to provide otolaryngological treatment to patients in the area. “It was always kind of a natural fit to want to come back to Laurel and help treat the people in the community that I grew up in and […]

Local Provider Becomes a Patient As a provider, Ladonna Phillips, FNP, has served as a caretaker, comforter and diagnostician; but the role of patient was mostly foreign to her until she received a breast cancer diagnosis in the spring of 2022. It all began when Ladonna started attending physical therapy for a shoulder injury. During […]

Covington County Hospital and South Central Regional Medical Center are pleased to announce that Sandeep Singh, MD, a distinguished hematologist and oncologist, will now be offering his expertise at CCH’s Outpatient Specialty Clinic in Collins. Dr. Singh will provide vital cancer care services closer to home for residents of Collins and the surrounding areas. Patients […]