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 […]

by Linda Cranford Laurel IMPACT July 29, 2015   South C entral Sports Medicine recently hosted a coaches’ luncheon conference at South Central Place for coaches throughout South Central Mississippi. South Central Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Derrick Burgess, who joined South Central Orthopaedics last year and established the South Central Sports Performance+ Program at the Wellness […]

Childhood sexual abuse is more common than most people think. Statistics show that one in five men were sexually abused as a child, though many scholars expect that rate to be higher due to unreported cases. Rhonda McNair, a certified counselor with Behavioral Health Services, states, “Some of the effects that men carry over out […]

It is said, “The good things in life can be found in your hometown.” Randy Sherrell is a man who knows that to be true. He and his wife, Kerrie are raising their daughter Ellie in the same place where they grew up. Randy says he could not imagine living anywhere else and has great […]

A cataract is cloudiness or discoloration in the natural lens of the eyes. Dr. Judith Bradley explains this is something that can happen with the natural aging process and there is really no way to prevent it. The LensX Procedure is not performed like traditional cataract surgery where a blade is used, instead a laser. […]