On Saturday, more than 100 guests of all ages celebrated the start of the Christmas season by attending the second annual South Central Health Care Foundation Teddy Bear Tea.   The event, which was held at South Central Place, featured a special reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,’ photos with Santa, various treats along with tea […]

Enhancing the Patient Experience: SCRMC’s Adoption of AI Through Epic  Every news source, influencer and industry leader seems to be talking about artificial intelligence, and its intrinsic ability to improve lives. It is no surprise, therefore, that AI offers significant advantages in the field of health care. SCRMC, is embracing AI, recognizing that it can help the organization ensure quality, improve efficiency, and leverage the hospital’s resources.   SCRMC is […]

Matthew Martin, MD, South Central’s newest radiologist, is passionate about the role imaging plays in patient care. “Radiology to me is any and all imaging that deals with patients, whether it’s plain X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, ultrasounds, as well as a few interventional procedures — line placement, biopsies, getting samples of things doctors are worried […]

SCRMC Brings New Technology into the Operating Room When SCRMC general surgeon Chad Saul, MD, first saw the EnVisio™ surgical system demonstrated at a conference in Tampa, Florida, he knew it could drastically improve the way in which South Central conducts certain surgeries, particularly breast cancer surgeries.   Traditionally, to remove potentially harmful lesions from the […]

Sheri M. Siggers-Boney, FNP, is a Hattiesburg native who has worked in the nursing field since 1990, when she first earned her certificate of practical nursing. She later earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson in 2006 and her Master of Science in nursing, family nurse […]

Hannah Campbell Ramsey, DO, a native of Moselle, Mississippi, earned her medical degree from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2022 and completed her residency at Forrest General Hospital, also in Hattiesburg. Dr. Ramsey will join the staff at Ellisville Family Medical Clinic, where she will work alongside E. Danielle Welch, FNP and […]

Derek A. Wierzbicki, MD, earned his medical degree from the University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center in 2002 and completed his emergency medicine residency at Louisiana State University in 2006. He then went on to complete a fellowship in Hyperbaric and Undersea Medicine at Louisiana State University in 2007. Dr. Wierzbicki is certified […]

SCRMC welcomes Matthew Martin, MD! “I had a really, really great childhood here,” Dr. Martin said. “I’ve got lots of great memories in Laurel, Mississippi, and it has kind of been a privilege to me, so far in the job, to come back and serve a community that’s been so good to me.” For more information, […]

If you are looking for a way to begin being proactive in your approach to your health, establishing care with a family medicine physician is a great place to start. “I think family medicine has really transitioned to a lot of preventative care, so we really try to keep our patients out of the hospital,” […]

Thursday, Oct. 30, golfers and supporters gathered at the Laurel Country Club for the South Central Health Care Foundation’s Holston Memorial Golf Tournament.  This tournament, which began as a Doctors’ Day Tournament in 1985, has evolved throughout recent years into a philanthropic effort to support SCRMC’s nonprofit, the South Central Health Care Foundation. This yearly […]