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 […]

Becoming a big brother or a big sister is a major event in the life of a child, so make plans to join us for our next Sibling Prep Class by calling Karen Vanderslice, R.N. at 601.399.0506 for more information.

Congratulations to Janice Hearn! We recognize and appreciate your commitment to excellence. Janice has worked at South Central for 12 years, and was selected as the September Employee of the Month.

ALS, frequently known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, causes nerve cells to gradually break down over time. Sherri Davis, a Speech Language Pathologist at SCRMC, explains that “ALS often interferes with a patient’s ability to produce voice and speak clearly, and it worsens over time.”  She further explains that they still want to say the things […]

Research shows that many terminally-ill patients and their family members do not decide to contact hospice until the last week or so of the patient’s life, when they could have had help and support from the hospice team for several months.  ComfortCare Hospice provides in-home care for terminally-ill patients and their family 24 hours a […]

“Take care of our employees and they will take care of our patients.” – Doug Higginbotham, President & CEO, South Central Regional Medical Center On Monday, August 29, 2005, disaster struck the very place we call home. Being the largest and third strongest hurricane recorded to make landfall in United States history, Hurricane Katrina made its mark […]

Comfort Care Home Health nurse Danielle Welch explains that surgery or hospitalization will often make a person weaker than they were.  Comfort Care Home Health has specialists to help with multiple therapies and wound care, as well as helping with bathing and linen changes.   The home health team at Comfort Care Home Health also […]

Congratulations to Henrietta Carmichael, we recognize and appreciate your commitment to excellence. Henrietta has worked at South Central for 10 years, and was selected as the August employee of the month.

“The more frequently people snore, gasp, or stop breathing for short period of times while they sleep, the more likely they are to show symptoms of depression.” Rhonda McNair, certified counselor at SCRMC, explains that they ask about sleep patterns for depression patients since lack of sleep is a big contributor to depression. Sleep apnea […]

Studies show that more people are sleeping less than 6 hours per night, and we know that chronic sleep loss can cause weight gain, high blood pressure, and a decrease in the power of the immune system.  It can also cause or worsen depression. Poor sleep habits attribute to the above symptoms, and can be […]