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Hattiesburg– Merit Health Wesley recognized two individuals who were nominated by their peers as Employee of the Month. Patty Cabana, RN, Infection Control Coordinator was named Non-Clinical Employee of the Month. Cabana has worked at Merit Health Wesley for more than a year. “Patty is a servant to patients and their family members, as well as co-workers,” says Stacey Hill, RN. “She is a very hard worker and is dedicated to her position in the Infection Control department.” Sydney Ravesies, RN, was name... ... Read More

NATCHEZ, Miss. –August 13, 2019 — Merit Health Natchez has named Amelia Conner as the new Chief Financial Officer. “Amelia comes to us with 15 years of healthcare finance experience, and our hospital proudly welcomes her to our leadership team. We look forward to the contributions and guidance she will provide in finance, operations and strategy,” said Lance Boyd, CEO of Merit Health Natchez. A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Amelia is a nativ... ... Read More

Hattiesburg - Merit Health Wesley welcomes Tammy Schramm, CPA, as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Schramm comes to Merit Health Wesley from Grandview Medical Center, a 402-bed hospital in Birmingham, AL, where she has served as assistant CFO since 2016. Prior to that time, Tammy served as the director of financial operations for St. Vincent’s Health System. Throughout her career, she has served in a number of financial positions, including serving as senior treasury analyst at Johns Hopkins Healt... ... Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – A business venture with Merit Health Madison is opening the door for University of Mississippi Medical Center physicians to perform surgeries and provide inpatient post-operative care at Merit Health’s hospital in Canton, effectively expanding UMMC’s adult hospital capacity and operating room availability. The business venture has been realized through a UMMC-affiliated not-for-profit company, Healthier Mississippi Collaborative, made possible by an act of the Mississippi Legislature in... ... Read More

Hattiesburg, MS – Each year Merit Health Wesley recognizes the efforts and contributions of volunteers, as well as awards the Volunteer of the Year, the Spirit of Merit Health Wesley award and the volunteer with the most hours accumulated. “We have great champions of service in our volunteers,” said Traci Rouse, vice president. “We appreciate the time, the smiles and the heart-felt gestures they give to our hospital and our community.” Alma Wohlhueter was named 2019 Volunteer of the Year. Wohlhueter has... ... Read More

Hattiesburg, MS – Merit Health Wesley recently honored the recipients of the 2019 Nurse of the Year Award and 2019 Patient Choice Award. Natalie Stringer, R.N., BSN, was named the 2019 Nurse of the Year. Stringer, a Columbia, MS native, graduated with her Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) degree from William Carey University in 2017 and began her career at Merit Health Wesley as a new graduate. She has been with the hospital serving in the intensive care unit for more than two years. “Natalie’s commi... ... Read More

Merit Health Wesley has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest scientific evidence. This is the seventh year that Merit Health Wesley has been recognized with a quality achievement award. “Heart failure patients, like all pa... ... Read More

Posted with permission from Well-Being magazine, as featured in their May/June issue Late last year, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology released new cholesterol guidelines that include recommendations for more personalized risk assessments and new cholesterol-lowering drug options for people at the highest risk for cardiovascular disease. According to AHA President Ivor Benjamin, M.D., the updated guidelines reinforce the importance of healthy living, lifestyle modific... ... Read More

Technology that helps detect breast cancer in its earliest stages now available locally NATCHEZ, Miss. – April 29, 2019 –Three-dimensional (3D) mammography has landed at Merit Health Natchez, adding a new dimension to the fight against breast cancer. “We are extremely pleased to add this technology, the only one of its kind in the Miss-Lou Region, that provides better, earlier breast cancer detection for our patient,” said Lance Boyd, CEO of Merit Health Natchez. According to the American College of Rad... ... Read More

The Mississippi Braves and Merit Health have announced a partnership that will give citizens access to “Walk the Park” at Trustmark Park throughout the calendar year. Beginning Monday, April 22 with a ceremonial walk at 10 a.m. prior to the M-Braves 10:35 a.m. game vs. the Montgomery Biscuits, the Trustmark Park 360 degree concourse will be available to walk any time, year round, during team business hours. Participants will also be allowed to bring in food items and have use of the stadium picnic table... ... Read More