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Benefits of Exercise During Pregnancy Boosts Mood Improves Sleep Keeps heart, body and mind healthy Reduces Pregnancy aches and pains Helps prevent gestational diabetes and preeclampsia Eases discomfort during pregnancy Makes it easier to get back in shape after childbirth Restricts maternal weight gain without compromising fetal growth Helps with pregnancy-related constipation Can contribute to a healthier baby (healthier birth weight, baby is able to weather labor and delivery better, and recovers fro... ... Read More

A national program designed to help students with disabilities obtain competitive community-based employment has expanded to Vicksburg through a strategic collaboration of the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, Merit Health River Region and the Vicksburg Warren School District. Project SEARCH Merit Health River Region is offering up to 12 students from the Vicksburg Warren School District an eight-month internship position during the 2020-21 school year. This opportunity allows the stude... ... Read More

Patients receiving cardiovascular care at Merit Health Central will receive their treatment in a newly completed unit. The hospital recently celebrated a significant milestone in an ongoing construction and renovation project underway at the Jackson hospital with the renovation and transformation of a third floor unit dedicated solely to patients undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures. This remodeled unit will also be occupied by cardiac patients requiring recovery time and cardiovascular critica... ... Read More

Hattiesburg - Merit Health Wesley announced today the availability of a toll-free helpline designed to help Medicare beneficiaries select a health plan that fits their needs and budget. The free helpline connects callers with licensed agents who can assist in comparing traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Supplement and Prescription plans, and then facilitate enrollment in the plan selected. Through this program it will be easier for Medicare beneficiaries to find a plan that is best for them durin... ... Read More

Hattiesburg - Merit Health Medical Group announces the expansion of cardiology services with Alicia Pace, ACNPC-AG, practicing in her hometown of Tylertown. Pace is a graduate of Walden University, where she received her Master of Science in nursing after obtaining a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Southern Mississippi. Pace began her practice in Hattiesburg in 2019 at Merit Health Wesley. Her prior experience as a Registered Nurse included working in telemetry, cardiovascular inte... ... Read More

NATCHEZ, Miss. –October 20, 2020 – Merit Health Natchez today announced that Registered Nurse Emily Moak has been selected to receive its Nursing Excellence Award. This peer-nominated award, created in honor of 2020 being the “Year of the Nurse,” and in recognition of the critical role nurses have played in treating patients throughout the COVID pandemic, was open to qualifying RNs and LPNs working in a direct patient care position who consistently demonstrate characteristics synonymous with nursing exc... ... Read More

Leaders of Merit Health announced today the availability of a toll-free helpline designed to help Medicare beneficiaries select a health plan that fits their needs and budget. The free helpline connects callers with licensed agents who can assist in comparing traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Supplement and Prescription plans, and then facilitate enrollment in the plan selected. Through this program it will be easier for Medicare beneficiaries to find a plan that is best for them during Medicare... ... Read More

Hattiesburg - Merit Health Wesley welcomes internal medicine physician Aravind Raghavan, MD to the medical staff as a hospitalist. “Hospital based medicine is an important part of our organization’s inpatient care,” says hospital CEO, Matthew Banks. “Hospitalists coordinate care throughout a patient’s stay, ensuring that each patient receives full-spectrum medical attention in conjunction with the care of their specialty providers.” Raghavan comes to Merit Health from Baystate Medical Center in Springfi... ... Read More

Over 1,395 Surgeries Performed Locally with Robotic-Assisted Technology NATCHEZ, Miss. –October 6, 2020 — Local general surgeon Dr. Geoffrey Flattmann joined an elite group of surgeons when he performed his 500th robotic-assisted surgery on Thursday, October 1, at Merit Health Natchez. Over 1,395 patients have benefited from robotic-assisted surgeries performed at the hospital. Benefits recognized by these patients may include significantly less pain; less blood loss; less risk of infection; shorter hos... ... Read More

September 25, 2020 – Christy Anderson, MSNEd, RN, NPD-BC, has been named director of emergency services at Merit Health Rankin. Anderson joins Merit Health Rankin from HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe in Conroe, Texas where she served as director of clinical operations as well as director of education. She has previously served as a nurse in the areas of geri-psych, telemetry, ICU, ED, and cardiac cath lab. She earned her BS in nursing and MS in education from Grand Canyon University. With over 17 years of... ... Read More