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Breaking News
Dr. Barber and Dr. Dotson Welcome Everyone to their Ribbon Cutting and Open House more
Breaking News
DRMC Cuts Ribbon on New Facilities
Heart and Vascular Center
The Delta leads the nation in the death rate from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Seventy-five percent of Delta residents have at least one risk factor for CVD. DRMC’s Heart and Vascular Center will provide the region the most up to date technology and services for treating heart disease. The new eight bed heart center operates under the “same stay” concept. Patients are admitted directly to the heart center where they will have their procedure, recover, and recuperate in the same specialized unit, staying in the same room with the same group of caregivers from admission to discharge. The “same stay” unit maintains a more consistent continuum of care for the patient, thus speeding recovery.
The Heart and Vascular Center’s medical staff includes five of the region’s top cardiologists: Dr. Ben Folk, Dr. Ken Hahn, Dr. John Herzog, Dr. Michael Mansour and Dr. Norrapol Wattanasuwan; the Delta’s only open heart surgeon, Dr. Steven Chapman; a vascular and thoracic surgeon, Dr. Hugh Gamble, II; and a fellowship-trained cardiac anesthesiologist, Dr. John L. Turner, IV.
The Heart and Vascular Center at DRMC will provide Coronary Artery Bypass Graphs (CABG), Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR), valve surgery, stenting, angioplasty, and pacemakers. Diagnostic services include echocardiography, cardiac catherization, vascular testing, stress testing, pulmonary, peripheral and renal artery angiography.
Emergency Department
With 48,347 visits in 2007, the ER’s expansion is critical to the region’s need for emergency care. The new construction includes a 5,920 square foot expansion of the Emergency Department and renovations to existing space. Private treatment rooms were added, and a much larger lobby and parking area. The ER’s new Chest Pain Center is a self contained four bed, 23-hour observation unit with a separate nurse’s station and specialized cardiac monitoring system. Patients arriving at the ER with chest pain are immediately admitted to the Chest Pain Center for evaluation.
With 955 babies born in 2007 at DRMC, the 3,980 square foot expansion of the Maternal Child Center will provide greater comfort and convenience for mothers and their families. The five added post partum rooms in the new area can handle overflow when existing Labor and Delivery birthing suites are full. The new construction also includes two nurseries that are finished to house a Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit.
According to the March of Dimes, in 2005 over 18.7% of babies born in the Mississippi Delta counties were born pre-term and over 20% of babies born in the Delta were classified as low birth weight. Low birth weight and pre-term babies and their families need special care and attention for these children to thrive.
“With these additions, we continue our mission to improve the health of the citizens we serve,” stated Ray Humphreys, DRMC CEO. “By improving the state of the region’s health and by creating jobs and economic growth, DRMC serves as the springboard from which economic and cultural change can take place in the Delta. “
Breaking News
- 2010/08/25 Dr. Barber and Dr. Dotson Welcome Everyone to their Ribbon Cutting and Open House
- 2010/08/20 Dr. Steven F. Chapman Receives Honor
- 2010/08/16 Delta Regional Medical Center Welcomes Sabitha R. Pabbathi, M.D.
- 2010/07/22 Delta Regional Medical Center Announces Online Patient Pre-Registration
- 2010/07/12 Delta Regional Medical Center Announces Clinical Nurse Educator and Director of the NICU
- 2010/07/12 Delta Regional Medical Center Welcomes Thomas F. Adams
- 2010/06/30 Delta Regional Medical Center Announces the Opening of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- 2010/06/25 Delta Regional Medical Center Welcomes New General Surgeon
- 2010/06/11 Cindy Clark Van Woeart Elected to the LMHPCO Board of Directors
- 2010/05/25 DRMC Welcomes New Pediatric Physical Therapist
- 2010/05/24 DRMC Receives National Award
- 2010/04/28 The Pastel Package
- 2010/04/01 Delta Regional Medical Center Names Interim CEO/President
- 2010/03/17 Delta Regional Medical Center’s CEO/President To Leave April 15th
- 2010/02/22 Karim named Medical Director of DRMC Inpatient Rehabilitation
- 2010/02/08 Thompson Named Chief of Staff
- 2010/01/25 Dr. Neal Suares Obtains Board Certification
- 2009/12/22 Austin Achieves Board Certification with American College of Medical Practices Executives
- 2009/12/08 Dr. Jeffery Doolittle Receives Board Certification
- 2009/10/07 The Healthcare Foundation of the Tri-State Delta Announces New Executive Director
- 2009/10/07 The Healthcare Foundation of the Tri-State Delta Announces New Executive Director
- 2009/07/27 Mr. Ray Humphreys Appointed Chairman of Mississippi Hospital Association Board of Governors
- 2009/05/26 PET - CT Scanner
- 2009/04/02 Wound Healing Center National Award
- 2008/11/24 DRMC Cuts Ribbon on New Facilities
- 2008/07/25 Summer Safety Seminar
- 2008/06/02 Delta Regional Medical Center: “We’re Growing Too”
- 2008/05/20 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner to Address
- 2008/05/20 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner to Address
- 2008/04/15 Delta Regional Medical Center Urges the Community to Take Action:
- 2008/04/14 Center Welcomes New Physicians
- 2008/02/18 HEALTH AND SAFETY SUMMIT FOCUSES ON AGROMEDICINE IN THE DELTA
- 2008/01/14 DRMC Adds 64-Slice CT Scanner
- 2007/11/13 Sylvia G. Jackson Appointed to DRMC Board of Trustees
- 2007/11/13 Stiles Named DRMC Volunteer of the Year
- 2007/09/20 Whalen Appointed to State Board of Nursing
