Is your child ready to stay home alone, watch younger brothers and sisters while you’re away from the house, or babysit for younger children? Then maybe it’s time for Safe Sitter®. Safe Sitter® is for boys and girls in grades 6-8 who are ready to learn the skills they need to care for themselves and […]

Lessons from Mom and Dad This week my parents celebrated 49 years of marriage.  Have they all been happy?  I am sure they have not all been easy, but overall from my point of view, they have all been pretty happy.  Not many couples can say that.  In 1992, my grandparents were on the front […]

If you have trouble swallowing different consistencies of food or choke when you eat, you may want to take a modified barium swallow test.   Brittany Cockrell, speech language pathologist at South Central, states that this test is done in the radiology department by using different foods with different consistencies and textures.  Fortunately, there are many […]

The Wellness Center is open on Monday, May 29th. Memorial Day Hours for Monday, May 29th are 5 am until 8 pm. For more information, please call 601-399-0530.

Today, we remember those who served our country. In observance of Memorial Day, all South Central Clinics will be closed. All clinics will re-open on Tuesday, May 30th at normal business hours.

Changing Your Thoughts Everything is so hopeless.  Why did I do that?  I am so stupid.  I can’t do anything right, no one is ever going to want to be friends with me.  I am a horrible mother.  I will never be successful. Have you ever said these words or heard someone else mutter these […]

South Central Regional Medical Center is proud to introduce primary care providers.  Alan Bryson at Laurel Family Clinic is a certified physician assistant whose goal is to provide total care for his patients.  Mr. Bryson is now apart of the team of care givers at Laurel Family Clinic, and he, like the other providers at […]

Diabetes, a growing epidemic in the country, affects blood vessels in the body.  Dr. John Lyon states that diabetes also affects the cornea which allows people to see.  Everyone with type one and type two diabetes should be screened annually for diabetic retinopathy.  Fortunately, if caught early, there are treatments offered locally including laser treatment […]

Stigma May has been declared National Mental Health Awareness Month in our country.  According to statistics, 1 in 4 Americans suffer from a mental health disease.  One of the most disturbing facts about this statistic is that half of those affected by a mental illness do not receive the treatment that they need to be […]

At first, diabetic retinopathy may cause no symptoms or only mild vision problems. Eventually, it can cause blindness. The condition can develop in anyone who has type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The longer you have diabetes and the less controlled your blood sugar is, the more likely you are to develop this eye complication. […]