The CDC and state department of health offices nationwide are collecting data from hospitals around the nation to evaluate the impact of Covid-19 in the United States. Beth Endom, Vice President of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer at South Central Regional Medical Center, said, “We report overall Covid-19 cases twice each day to the Corvena […]

South Central Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Department is here to take care of you and your family 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Medical Director of SCRMC’s Emergency Department, Dr. Jeremy Rogers, states, “This is a safe space. We are going to take care of you. We are going […]

ComfortCare Hospice Recognized with National Award for Caregiver Satisfaction Laurel, MS– Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP), a national quality benchmarking organization, has named ComfortCare Hospice a Premier Performer in Caregiver Satisfaction for the 2019 calendar year. This recognition was awarded to facilities who ranked in the top 5% in national quality measures. With over 6,500 hospice […]

Home Health Services Aid in Patient Care ComfortCare Home Health Ranks in Top 20% in Nation As a person ages, their health decreases and requires more personalized care that cannot always be provided by loved ones. It is often assumed that when someone needs more help than friends and family can provide, that treatment is […]

On Thursday, July 16, representatives of South Central Regional Medical Center and the City of Laurel gathered as Brent Shelby, Project Manager for Suez Corporation (United Water in Laurel) presented a donation to South Central Health Care Foundation. The $15,000 donation was given to assist South Central’s mission to provide healthcare services, education and initiatives […]

Strokes can absolutely happen to anyone. Time is brain, so the faster that you get care for your stroke the better your outcome will be. Call 911 if you are experiencing symptoms of a stroke because most of the time they’re not just going to go away, and if they do end up going away, […]

Mark Horne, MD, Chief Medical Officer at South Central Regional Medical Center, said today, “Elective medical procedures which do not require an inpatient stay will not be impacted by the order issued yesterday by the state health officer with the Mississippi State Department of Health. Only those non-emergent procedures which require a hospital stay are […]

Enlarged prostate is a problem that affects almost all men. Urolift works in anyone who has an enlarged prostate. Essentially men over the age of 50 who have symptoms such as getting up at night to go to the bathroom, frequently needing to urinate throughout the day, having to strain to void or having a […]

“If you do not understand exactly what your child is saying, and they are getting frustrated or you are getting frustrated, have them evaluated for Speech Therapy Services,” stated Julie. “It could make the difference between them being able to communicate not just with you but the rest of the world and be able to […]

Currently, more than 124,000 people in America are waiting for organ transplants. Each day nearly 22 people die waiting for an organ transplant that would have given them a second chance at life. In addition, each year hundreds of thousands of people benefit from donated tissue and corneal grafts that are used for life-saving, sight-restoring […]