South Central Regional Medical Center presents part two of There’s No Place Like Home. There’s No Place Like Home features testimonials from local fathers on their experiences raising children and having a family in this region. This week we take a look at the Barefoot family.  “Laurel has a small town feel but it is […]

GE Aviation Ellisville Composites announced the opening of their on-site Health and Wellness Center, beginning Monday, October 12, 2015. GE Aviation has placed continued emphasis on the health and well-being of its employees. This center will serve the medical needs of its Ellisville team for urgent care, wellness and observational purposes. “Our most valuable asset […]

An estimated 29.1 million people have diabetes, and nearly 28 percent of people are undiagnosed. Age, diet, activity level, obesity and heredity are all risk factors for diabetes. People with diabetes can also experience co-existing conditions such as stroke, blindness, heart disease, kidney failure and lower-limb amputation. In 2010, about 73,000 non-traumatic lower-limb amputations were […]

Concussions are very serious injuries and can be life-threatening. Dr. Derrick L. Burgess, MD, explains that it is important for athletes to treat concussions appropriately because it can cause long-term injuries. South Jones quarterback Will Mitchell suffered his first concussion during a game. “We were doing kick-off…there was this big pile, and went running in […]

Research shows that women have a 1 in 8 chance of getting breast cancer in their lifetime. Treatments for cancer are vast and include chemotherapy, radiation therapy and many times, surgery. During a breast cancer surgery Hossein Nasajpour, MD offers immediate reconstruction. Join us for lunch with Dr. Hossein Nasajpour, Cosmetic and Plastic Surgeon, as […]

Shae Miller was selected as the Employee of the Month for October 2015. Shae works at South Central Regional Medical Center as a Billing Supervisor in the Pharmacy. She has been employed with South Central Regional Medical Center for 15 years. When asked what she likes best about working for South Central, Shae said, “being […]

A concussion can cause a temporary change in the cognitive function of the brain, and can occur after an impact or head-on collision. Dr. Derrick L. Burgess, MD, explains that if a concussion is not diagnosed at the first occurrence, then “the player or patient can be at increased risk of further brain injury, especially […]

Ed Haas, an avid fisherman, father, and grandfather, started having shoulder pain after starting an exercise program to get into better shape. He went to see Dr. Richard O’Keeffe, Jr., who diagnosed him with a torn rotator cuff. Ed went in for an outpatient procedure one Thursday morning, and was back at work on Monday. […]

ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neuro-degenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, meaning that the muscles are affected, but the brain is not. Lynetta Welch’s mother was diagnosed with ALS at age 85.  The family knew they needed to find a way to communicate with […]

Hospice is not a place, but rather a way of caring that brings comfort to people at the end of life, while offering support to their family. Yet too often hospice referrals are not made until the patient has uncontrolled symptoms or is near death. While everyone will face this journey, facing the end of […]