Recently, team members from EMServ, South Central Regional Medical Center’s ambulance service, attended the 2026 Mississippi Center for the Advancement of Prehospital Medicine’s EMS Gala, where the organization’s long‑time and widely respected paramedic, Neal Nelson was honored as Paramedic of the Year.  Nelson has been employed with EMServ since April 2003, where he began his […]

South Central Regional Medical Center has named Cully Hegwood as its Employee of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2026, surprising her with the honor during the PPE Fashion Show, which is one of many events South Central hosts to celebrate National Hospital Week.  Hegwood, a Bay Springs native, has been a valued member […]

“We just recently opened First West after an 18-month long project,” Brittnie Jordan, RN, BSN, said. “This renovation is truly a patient-centered renovation. It was all about the patient care, truly about the patient’s experience when they are here in the hospital.” This renovated area features larger patient rooms and bathrooms, larger doorways, a redesigned […]

50 Years of Faithful Service: An Occasion Worth Celebrating The year was 1975.  The Vietnam War was coming to a close, Microsoft had just been founded and Bruce Springsteen was topping the charts. South Central Regional Medical Center, which was called Jones County Community Hospital at the time, had just entered its third decade of […]

South Central Regional Medical Center ended its hospital week by announcing Kendal Goodrich as the organization’s 2025 Employee of the Year. This year’s finalists, who were all previously recognized as Employees of the Quarter, included: Dedra Wallace Kendal Goodrich Sharon Meadows April Myers, RN, BSN Goodrich is a system engineer who has worked for the […]

If you are ready to take a proactive approach to your health, establishing care with a family medicine physician is an excellent place to begin. “Family Medicine is an area of medicine that provides comprehensive care to all populations,” Katie Cranston, MD, MPH, said. Dr. Cranston is accepting new patients now. Call 601-425-2273 to schedule […]

While social media can be a powerful tool for connection, it can also contribute to harmful self‑perception over time. “There have been studies that do show that children and teenagers are more negatively affected, especially girls are more affected with social media because, unfortunately, with social media comes a lot of comparisons,” South Central child and […]

South Central Regional Medical Center’s Graduate Medical Education program hosted its Inaugural Poster Symposium, which was open to residents and student doctors regionally.   The event had 56 submissions from Forrest General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, Merit Health Wesley Transitional Year and Emergency Medicine Residencies, North Mississippi Health Services Internal Medicine Residency, William Carey University […]

The South Central Foundation Hope Hustle 5K & Fun Run was held on Friday, April 17, 2026, in Ellisville, bringing over 100 runners and walkers together to help raise funds for the foundation.  This year’s event played a meaningful role in supporting the foundation’s “Where Care Begins” capital campaign, which aims to raise $2 million […]

Today, South Central Regional Medical Center hosted a ribbon cutting event for Jefferson Street Café, its new quick-service restaurant, located on the first floor of the hospital.   The event included brief remarks by South Central President and CEO Gregg Gibbes and Food Services Director Johnny McDonald followed by an official ribbon cutting facilitated by the […]