Standing side-by-side in the hallway of The Family Clinic, Dr. Steven Brandon and Dr. Emily Landrum quietly type notes on their laptops. Dr. Brandon appears to have a bit of trouble with his computer, and when asked if Dr. Landrum ever has to help him with technology, he quickly responds with a “no.” She smiles …
Like Father, Like Daughter: The Next Generation of Care Read More »
While your plans this time of year are most likely centered around shopping, baking and spending time with friends and family, OCH Regional Medical Center encourages you to take time for your annual check-up if you haven’t already done so this year. Most insurance plans include a wellness benefit that covers a yearly check-up and …
Take Advantage of Your Yearly Wellness Visit Before Year-End Read More »
Monday morning Everlyn Johnson woke up to find a toilet in her front yard. “When I first looked out the window, I could only see the flowers so I went outside and saw the toilet, and it was quite attractive. I couldn’t believe it could be so pretty!” laughed Johnson. Johnson had her suspicions the …
OCH Places Blue Loo in Yards to Help Flush Out Diabetes Read More »
Alex Daly, 20, is a junior at Mississippi State University studying software engineering. He does all the typical things that college students do, including playing video games and the guitar, but maybe a little differently. Alex was born with a congenital absence of his left arm below the elbow. While he’s had various prosthetic arms throughout …
OCH Occupational Therapist Provides Specialized Therapy to MSU Student with Prosthesis Read More »
OCH Regional Medical Center will provide 50 free flu vaccinations on Saturday, October 20 from 8 – 10 a.m. in the OCH Community Room. “Now is the time to act on prevention,” said OCH Infection Control Manager Savannah Brown, RN. “An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter, and that’s an …
Patients in North Mississippi have a unique option for gallbladder surgery. OCH Regional Medical Center is the only facility in the region offering single-site robotic gallbladder removal. Board-certified general surgeon Roger Clapp, MD, FACS, is the only surgeon in North Mississippi to offer this cutting-edge technology using the da Vinci SI …
OCH Surgeon Performing Single-Site Robotic Gallbladder Surgery Read More »
Through medical mission work, a physician from Ghana was able to connect with the staff at OCH Regional Medical Center this week to expand and improve the healthcare in his hometown. Dr. Thomas Cobb with Starkville Clinic for Women and a member of the medical staff at OCH took a mission trip to Ghana in …
A new affiliation between Oktibbeha County Hospital Regional Medical Center in Starkville and the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson will strengthen and expand health care services in Starkville and the Golden Triangle. The affiliation, announced June 26, brings the medical education, research and advanced health care offerings of Mississippi’s only academic medical center …
OCH Regional Medical Center is proud to announce James “Jim” Jackson, CPA, as its new administrator/CEO. Jackson boasts 31 years of extensive administrative, operational, financial, information systems and public accounting experience, with nearly 20 years at Greenwood Leflore Hospital where he served as CFO from 1999-2009 and CEO from 2009-2018. The 248-bed, city/county- owned rural …
Experienced Senior Healthcare Executive Takes Helm at OCH Read More »
OCH Regional Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center has been named a 2018 nominee for the Freedom Award, which is the highest honor the U.S. Department of Defense bestows to civilian entities. Jimmy Vaughan, a volunteer with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), presented the certificate to the Center’s program director Brad McKenzie …
OCH Nurse/Lieutenant Colonel Nominates Wound Center for Freedom Award Read More »
