MSU Researchers Partner with OCH to Reduce Hospital Readmissions with Freezer Meals Mississippi State University and OCH Regional Medical Center are working together to find out if freezer meals could help reduce hospital readmission rates. The purpose of the study, “Meals Enhancing Nutrition after Discharge” or “MEND”, evaluates the efficacy and feasibility of a frozen […]
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OCH Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center Recognized with National Award The OCH Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center has been recognized as a Center of Distinction, a national award for clinical excellence, given by Healogics, the nation’s leading and largest wound care management company. “This award was achieved by our entire team working together
OCH One of Two Hospitals in Southeast Chosen for Pharmaceutical Pilot Program
OCH Regional Medical Center has been selected by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. as one of only two hospitals in the Southeastern U.S. to participate in a pilot program that supports the continuity of care for patients as they move from the hospital to home. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals is the manufacturer of Brovana, a long acting bronchodilator used
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HIMSS Analytics Honors OCH Regional Medical Center with Stage 6 Recognition
HIMSS Analytics recently announced OCH Regional Medical Center has achieved Stage 6 on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). This Model was developed in 2005 as a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics® LOGIC™. OCH is one of only 23 hospitals in
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OCH Earns ‘A’ Grade for Patient Safety from Leapfrog
OCH Regional Medical Center has received an “A” rating for patient safety by The Leapfrog Group, making it one of 798 of the nation’s safest hospitals and one of 12 in the state to reach this top level. The Leapfrog Group is a national patient safety watchdog and assigns A, B, C, D and F
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Landreneau Joins OCH Rehab Services Team, Offers Specialized Service
OCH Rehab Services at OCH Regional Medical Center has recently welcomed a new physical therapist to the team. Lindsey Landreneau moved to Starkville from Thomasville, Georgia, where she worked at South Georgia Spine and Joint Rehab Center. Landreneau, PT, DPT, MTC, received her physical therapy degree at Alabama State University in Montgomery in May 2014.
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Treatment for Speech/Language & Swallowing Disorders Help Improve Quality of Life
The ability to speak, hear, and understand language and conversation are central to almost every aspect of daily life. Yet, these skills are often taken for granted until they are lost. For older Americans, communication disorders are among the most common challenges they may face. Unfortunately, these disorders may go untreated for years—or may never
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OCH Regional Medical Center Provides Summer Volunteer Program for Students
OCH Regional Medical Center will host a junior auxiliary interest meeting for students ages 13-18 who wish to volunteer at the Medical Center this summer. Junior volunteer opportunities include front desk receptionist, visiting patient rooms and helping in the gift shop. “During the summer, our regular auxiliary members take a break from their volunteer duties
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OCH Unveils App for Apple Products
OCH Regional Medical Center recently released an app to make access to the Medical Center’s information more accessible to users. The app was created by faculty from the information technology service (ITS) department at OCH. “When you look at businesses today, everything is going mobile, so we felt that an app would be a
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OCH Cardiac Rehab: Celebrating 30 Years of Healthy Hearts
Twenty-eight years ago, Carl Nickels walked into a much different cardiac rehab department than the one he attends today. After suffering from a heart attack in 1988, Nickels was referred by Ben Sanford, MD, to the OCH Cardiac Rehab program. At that time, the two-year-old program was housed in the hospital’s basement and had only
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