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December 2003 Newsletter
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 Baptist North Mississippi Accreditation Ranks in the Top 5 Percent of Nation’s Hospitals Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi recently earned a 97 out of 100 on a survey conducted by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, putting the hospital among the top 5 percent of health care organizations the group surveyed. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 16,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation's predominant health care standards-setting and accrediting body. Since 1951, the Joint Commission has developed state-of-the-art, professionally based standards and evaluated health care organizations against these benchmarks.  Top of Page
Baptist Coordinates Coverage for Cardiovascular Surgery Services Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi has partnered with the Cardiovascular Surgery Group in Memphis to coordinate temporary coverage in Oxford. The surgeons travel to Baptist North Mississippi one to two days each week to provide backup support for the cardiologist, who performs angioplasty and stent procedures. The coverage will help ensure patients get safe, high-quality care. The clinic and the hospital administration are working together to recruit a full-time heart surgeon who would live in Oxford and either be a member or an affiliate of the Memphis group. The hospital is also working with cardiologist Steve Purdon, M.D., to attract more cardiologists to Oxford. Top of Page
New Acute Rehab Unit Opens September 18 Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi has opened its new $2.5 million Acute Rehabilitation Unit and accepted its first patients. The 9,000-square-foot facility features 13 beds specifically for rehab patients, a custom gymnasium outfitted with innovative equipment, as well as a fully functional kitchen and laundry unit designed to retrain basic living skills using real-world scenarios. The acute rehab facility is the first of its kind in the area. Before the facility at Baptist North Mississippi opened, patients requiring acute inpatient rehabilitation services typically would have to travel to Memphis or Jackson to receive treatment. For patients who were unwilling or unable to travel, that often meant settling for a level of care that was inadequate for specific rehab needs, according to Niles Norris, Baptist North Mississippi’s director of rehabilitation services. The new Acute Rehabilitation Unit employs a multidisciplinary team approach to treatment, using the expertise of a physiatrist (a medical doctor who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation), rehabilitation nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, a recreational therapist, a social worker, as well as other specialists. After a patient’s condition is fully assessed, the team creates a care plan that addresses the patient’s short and long-range goals. The ultimate goal is to prepare the patient for independent living in their home or a homelike environment. Top of Page
Baptist Welcomes New Physicians Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi is pleased to welcome the following new physicians to its highly skilled medical staff. Brad Canada, M.D. Nephrologist Brad Canada, M.D. recently joined Dr. Jonathan Massey with Oxford Nephrology Clinic. Canada received his undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi and earned a medical degree at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. After completing a residency in internal medicine at Methodist Healthcare hospitals in Memphis, completed a fellowship in nephrology at the UT Health Science Center. For an appointment or additional information, please call the Oxford Nephrology Clinic at (662) 236-2900. Bo Marsalis, M.D. Bo Marsalis, M.D., Ph.D., recently joined Drs. Gary Hunter, Richard Mackey, Fred Jones and David Huggins at the Anesthesiology Consultants of North Mississippi. A native of Meridian, Dr. Marsalis received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi. He earned a master’s degree, a doctorate degree and a medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Marsalis then completed an internship in internal medicine at Carraway Methodist Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., and a residency in anesthesiology at the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham. For more information, please call the Anesthesiology Consultants of North Mississippi at (662) 236-1202. Jason Waller, D.O. Jason Waller, D.O., recently joined Drs. Timothy Lamb, Travis Yates, Scott Sanford, Mark Kelly and Lane Hartt of the Oxford Emergency Physicians. A native of North Mississippi, Dr. Waller received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi. He earned a medical degree from the University of Health Sciences-College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Mo. Waller completed a residency in family practice from The Medical Center in Columbus, Ga., and was in private practice in Columbus, Miss., before relocating to Oxford. Jeannette Zurawski, M.D. Jeanette Zurawski, M.D., is a physiatrist, a physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation, who was recently named medical director of Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi’s Baptist Acute Rehabilitation Unit and program. Before coming to Baptist North Mississippi, Zurawski was the medical director at another regional acute rehabilitation center in Mississippi. Zurawski received a bachelor’s degree from Portland State University in Portland, Ore. She earned her medical degree from the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. and completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. Zurawski is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. For more information, please call the Baptist Acute Rehabilitation Unit at (662) 513-1800. Top of Page |
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