Please make plans to join us for the upcoming Speaking of Women. Personal safety has become an issue of importance for everyone, but especially for women. During this vital luncheon, Laurel Police Department Detective Brandon Evans will discuss the top safety tips for women today. For more information, please call Karen Vanderslice, R.N. at 601.399.0506. There is […]

Jim Rasberry, Financial Advisor and owner of Rasberry Financial, along with his wife Malorie are parents to daughter Lucy. Jim is local to Laurel and has lived here all his life. He was even born at SCRMC. “There is no place like Laurel,” says Jim. He knew he wanted to raise a family here. When […]

Eight million Americans suffer from a chronic wound annually, and 15% of diabetics will have a non-healing wound sometime during their lifetime. Most people do not realize that without proper treatment these non-healing open ulcers can be so severe they lead to amputations so it is not an issue that should be taken lightly. It […]

At South Central Regional Medical Center, our goal is to serve you and make you feel right at home. Happy Father’s Day to all you special dads!

Eleven percent of women ages fifteen to forty-four are infertile. Rebecca Robert, DO , OB/GYN says that couples or females under the age of thirty-five trying to get pregnant for twelve consecutive months without contraception and women over the age of thirty-five trying for six months without contraception possibly suffer from infertility. There are many […]

South Central Regional Medical Center has a full range of diagnostic services to test and screen for illness or injury. Dr. Fred Vial of the Intervention Radiology Department says that the department has the most technically advanced equipment. The department is equipped with portable digital X-ray units. These units conveniently can go from the ER […]

Over 2 million patients suffer from diabetic foot ulcers every year, and many go untreated or unnoticed. South Central Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center will hold a free diabetic foot screening on Wednesday, June 3rd at South Central Place in Laurel. The screening is free, however an appointment is required. To schedule an appointment, […]

Jones County and Mississippi, as a whole, have some of the highest rates for diabetes in the country. South Central Regional Medical Center offers a diabetes education program to teach people how to manage their disease. Sandra Faircloth, RN, MSN, CW is the Diabetes Education Coordinator. She uses the program to educate people on what […]

Lori Burson suffered from pain in her right shoulder. The daily tasks of getting dressed, fixing her hair, and even playing tennis were almost too much to bare. Lori dealt with this pain in all of her day to day activities. She was told that the only way to get relief would be shoulder surgery. […]

Shoulder pain can occur due to injury, trama, or overuse. Dr. Derrick Burgess, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine, says that people notice shoulder pain long before they seek medical treatment. People genuinely begin to notice it in their daily lives, but by the time they seek treatment for it, more damage has already been done. […]