As we reflect on the past year, we are filled with gratitude and joy. We are grateful for the ability to serve patients and families, and we are filled with joy when we contemplate how the Lord has blessed us throughout 2024. Thank you for allowing us to serve your families this year. Merry Christmas […]

How to Manage Recovery When ‘It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas’   The holidays can be stressful for anyone but especially for those who struggle with alcohol, drug or substance dependency. Even individuals who have worked diligently to gain their sobriety face temptation to relapse during the holiday season. During the hustle and bustle […]

If you are looking for short-term or long-term care for your loved one, ComfortCare Nursing Center is the perfect option.   Their short-term facility offers in-house, personalized treatment by skilled nurses and providers, who work tirelessly to help the patient achieve their healing goals so that they can return to their normal environment.  Their long-term care […]

  Baley Smith, FNP, is a nurse who has over eight years of experience and recently became a FNP. Smith received her Associate Degree in Nursing in 2014 from Meridian Community College and her Bachelor of Science Degree from Mississippi University for Women in 2015. She later enrolled at the University of South Alabama and […]

SCRMC’s ComfortCare Home Health and Hospice team offers thoughtful, personalized care to each of their patients, but they exceeded all expectations when they cared for the Hughes family in the wake of a house fire.  The Hospice team not only cared for the patient who was living in the home, but with the help of […]

    Jensen Ciacci, PA-C, is an Ohio native, who received her Bachelor of Health Sciences degree, with a Pre-PA distinction, from Ohio State University in 2020 and her Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Marietta College in 2024. As a part of her Physician Assistant training, Jensen has done rotations in […]

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 […]