Many people who exercise, eat a healthy diet, and lead an active lifestyle still struggle with excess fat in certain areas of the body.  Brandi Tynes, a family nurse practitioner at the Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery Center of South Central Mississippi, says the Vanquish procedure may be the solution.  Vanquish is a FDA approved, noninvasive […]

“I love my job because there are many opportunities and our health system is always open to help employees.” – Shonda Mann, LPN Shonda Mann, LPN, is a clinical nurse at the Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery Center of Laurel. She began working for South Central in 2014. Since then, she has found her role very […]

South Central Behavioral Health Services is an outpatient service that provides individual and family counseling through qualified health care providers. It is growing with the addition of a new psychiatrist, Dr. Amandeep Singh. He has had extensive training in various places. Dr. Singh is an adult psychiatrist who treats a wide range of patients dealing […]

“I love my job because I am able to help others when they cannot help themselves.” – Miles Huff Miles Huff is an Inpatient Hospital nurse tech at South Central Regional Medical Center, however, he never planned to have a role in healthcare. “When I first began my job, I wanted to work inside with […]

Ashley Simmons, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Joins Michael Weber, MD at Ellisville OB-GYN Clinic. She is now accepting appointments. The physicians and staff at Ellisville Medical Park welcome Ashley Simmons, RN, MSN, WHNP-BC to Ellisville OB-GYN Clinic. Ashley received a Bachelor of Science Degree at William Carey University and a Master’s of Science Degree as […]

“I love my job because I love being a part of my patients’ healthcare plan.” – Gina White, LPN Gina White, LPN, is an OB-GYN nurse at Ellisville OB-GYN Clinic. Gina began her career with South Central Regional Medical Center in 2007. She feels that being a nurse allows her to build relationships with her […]

Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with one or more cytotoxic neoplastic drugs, and has been around for more than 70 years.  Today, chemotherapy is the standard of care for cancer treatment.  Dr. Nikhil Mukhi at South Central Cancer Center explains that chemotherapy is a group of medications used to beat cancer.  He discusses that […]

“I love my job because I am able to put education into practice. In each situation, each patient, I learn something new and I am to build my education with that.” – Keith Bales, RN Keith Bales, RN, is an Intensive Care Unit nurse at South Central Regional Medical Center. Keith began his career at […]

Each year, almost 800,000 people suffer from a stroke, making it the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in America.  Wyth Collins, EMServ’s operations manager at South Central Regional Medical Center explains discusses two different types of strokes.  During a stroke, the brain is deprived of oxygen, which causes brain tissue to die.  That’s why […]