As healthcare technology is constantly evolving and growing, the health care providers at South Central Regional Medical Center continue to evolve. Lacey Blakeney, a nurse practitioner at South Central, is one of those providers. She started at South Central as a registered nurse in labor and delivery, worked there for ten years, got her nurse […]

To help athletes maximize their potential in their sport, the South Central Regional Medical Center sports medicine program offers an athletic enhancement program called Sports Performance+. Spike Richards, coordinator of the program, explains that every athlete has a specific workout just for them. If an athlete sustains an injury, the Sports Performance+ program offers comprehensive […]

Dr. Kenneth Grafton has been practicing family medicine in Laurel for years, but recently joined South Central Clinics. He says hypertension or high blood pressure is found in one in three adults in Mississippi, and the first thing they need to do is change their lifestyle. He says that a healthy diet is the cornerstone […]

Preventing an ACL Injury is Key When Playing Sports Tear or rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has become a serious problem for today’s athletes. The ACL is responsible for providing stability in the knee to prevent anterior translation of the tibia during pivoting activities. Those athletes that have suffered an ACL injury are […]