Palliative Medicine is the specialized care of people living with chronic illnesses, and focuses on symptom management.Dr. Lisa Bond says, “Cancer patients probably have one the highest symptom burdens of all patients.”  She further states that “Cancer and serious illness doesn’t happen in a vacuum.  It happens to the patient, it happens to the family.”Dr. […]

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Dr. Kelly Shoemake, originally from Mize, MS, believes it’s important for everyone in the family to have a primary care provider.  She has recently joined the Ellisville Medical Clinic as a family medicine physician, and she treats patients of all ages. Dr. Shoemake graduated from Mize High School, went to Missippi College, and completed her […]

South Central Regional Medical Center presents part four 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 Simpson family.  When Larkin Simpson envisioned how he would raise his children, he […]

Larkin Simpson, Vice President of the Jones County Economic Development Authority, and his wife love raising their family in Jones County, with the easy access to everything and the amenities that are here. Larkin moved his family to Jones county after his oldest son turned one year old. His youngest son was born at South […]

Did You Know? -Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. -More than 1.6 million people were diagnosed with cancer last year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment -More than 41,000 blood donations are needed every day. Help save a life by donating blood at the South Central […]

The digestive tract is designed to turn the food you eat into nutrients, which the body uses for energy, growth, and cell repair.  Dr. Carolyn Cegielski states that “it’s very import, obviously, for the nutritional purposes.”  She further states that it also plays a vital role in the immune system, determining whether the bacteria in […]

South Central Regional Medical Center presents part three 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 Trest family.  “Jones County is home,” Adam Trest, local artist, stated when […]

What Does Your Gut Say About Your Health? What your gut is telling you not only impacts your emotions, but also your overall physical health. In this luncheon program, Gastroenterologist Dr. Carolyn Cegielski will talk about how the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon have a big say into how your mind and body functions […]