Newsroom

Our new e-newsletter, Live Healthy, promoting health and wellness Merit Health Biloxi is on a mission to help the people of our community be well and live healthier. One of the best ways to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle is to be informed. To help, we are launching Live Healthy, a monthly e-newsletter designed to promote healthy living. Each issue will include a variety of health and wellness topics including: Tips to help you live healthier Keys to preventing and detecting serious health issu... ... Read More

Hattiesburg, MS - Merit Health Wesley has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With the Guidelines - Stroke Quality Achievement Award for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Stroke is the number 5 cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the U.S. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke every 40 seconds, and nearly 795,000 people suffer a new or recur... ... Read More

Merit Health Woman’s Hospital has reached a pinnacle benchmark according to Press Ganey, the leading health care company known for developing and distributing patient satisfaction surveys in the United States. The survey, known as HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems), is a national, standardized, publicly reported survey of patients’ perspectives of hospital care. Merit Health Woman’s Hospital scored in the top 10% among all Press Ganey clients for patient satisfacti... ... Read More

For decades, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommended forgoing post-lumpectomy radiation therapy for women over the age of 70, believing that the patient’s natural life expectancy was shorter than the chance the cancer would recur in 5 or 10 years. While the governing body has recently revised these guidelines, many in the oncology community still hesitate to endorse External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) for elderly patients because of potential side effects such as skin rashes and ... ... Read More

Family medicine physician Selika Sweet, M.D., FAAFP, has joined Merit Health Medical Group in Jackson. Dr. Sweet can treat your entire family for everything from minor emergencies to chronic disease management and preventive care. Dr. Sweet received her medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN, and she completed her residency at Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA. Dr. Sweet is board certified in Family Medicine. Services and conditions treated include: Minor injuries, inc... ... Read More

Interventional cardiology physician Brian L. Walton, MD, has joined Merit Health Medical Group in Flowood. Dr. Walton focuses on the functions and disorders of the heart and circulatory system. He provides routine and preventive cardiac services, as well as helping to manage chronic conditions. Dr. Walton received his medical degree from the University of Kansas in Kansas City, Kansas where he was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He completed his residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St... ... Read More

Interventional cardiology physician Julia Thompson, M.D., has joined Merit Health Medical Group in Flowood. Dr. Thompson focuses on the functions and disorders of the heart and circulatory system. She provides routine and preventive cardiac services, as well as helping to manage chronic conditions. Dr. Thompson received her medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. She also completed her residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. After completing tw... ... Read More

Merit Health River Oaks has named Sam Dean as the new chief executive officer, effective August 23, 2021. In addition to the CEO role at Merit Health River Oaks, Dean will also assume the chief operations officer role for the Merit Health Jackson/Vicksburg network. “I am excited to work with and support the employees and medical staff as Merit Health River Oaks continues to provide the people in our community the best possible care every time they choose us,” said Dean. Dean comes to Merit Health from U... ... Read More

Merit Health River Region is hosting a Beat the Heat Career Fair on Friday, August 27, from noon – 3:30 p.m. in Conference Rooms A-D. The event is specifically targeting RNs, LPNs, patient care techs and respiratory therapists. Attendees will have an opportunity to speak first-hand about job openings with Human Resources, Nursing Services and Respiratory Care leadership. Refreshments and door prizes will be offered and on-the-spot job offers may be made. The hospital is offering a sign on bonus with com... ... Read More

Learn your risk factors to prevent life-threatening blood clots. Hattiesburg – The pandemic has heightened attention to the dangers of blood clots including deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and clot-provoked stroke. According to the National Blood Clot Alliance (NBCA), blood clots kill 274 Americans each day when they restrict blood flow and cause a medical emergency. While different types of blood clotting are being reported among people affected by COVID-19, particularly those who become sever... ... Read More