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Importance of Maintaining Childhood Immunization Schedule Vaccination rates for children have substantially declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing concern for pediatricians. In an October 2020 report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated nine million childhood vaccinations were missed in 2020. Currently, the CDC recommends children receive vaccines for at least 13 diseases, including […]
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The Impact of the Pandemic on Our Children By: Melissa M. Smith, FNP The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted our world, and no one has been excluded from its repercussions. I want to take a minute to focus on the impact of the pandemic on our children and adolescents and share observations from interactions that […]
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CHEERS FROM YOUR PEERS: HEALTHWORKS IMMUNIZATION CLINIC The WOW! Committee would like to recognize over 125 Hattiesburg Clinic employees who have worked at HealthWorks Immunization Clinic since the clinic’s inception in Jan. 2021 with Cheers from Your Peers. In a recent WOW! nomination a patient shared the following: “I have to brag on my local […]
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2020 EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION & AWARDS BANQUET COVID-19 couldn’t stop Hattiesburg Clinic from hosting its annual Employee Recognition & Awards Banquet. Since the clinic could not gather to celebrate the milestones and accomplishments of the previous year, employee award recipients, retirees and employees who reached 5 or more years of service to the clinic in 2020 [...]
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Cough & Fever Clinic and Curbside COVID Testing, services of Forrest General Hospital and Hattiesburg Clinic, are now closed on Sundays. The department will still offer services Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. CE Roy Community Center, an additional COVID testing site, offers COVID testing for […]
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Anita Henderson discusses latest study on pediatric COVID-19 cases According to a recent study by the University of Mississippi Medical Center, pediatric COVID-19 cases could be “substantially higher” than reported. Anita S. Henderson, MD, pediatrician at Hattiesburg Clinic The Pediatric Clinic and president of the Mississippi Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics, spoke with Mississippi Public Broadcasting about how […]
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Lindsey S. Miller, FNP, recently joined Hattiesburg Clinic Pulmonary Medicine. Miller provides prevention treatment, critical care and rehabilitation of respiratory disorders in adult patients, including COPD. Her special interests include pulmonary diseases and conditions. Miller received her Bachelor of Science in nursing from The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. She received her Master […]
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Rouhbakhsh reflects on the one-year anniversary of the city’s first confirmed COVID-19 case Rambod Rouhbakhsh, MD, with Hattiesburg Clinic MediSync® Clinical Research, sat down with WDAM’s Melissa Rademaker to reflect on the last year, disclosing the challenges health care workers faced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “The most difficult part about this, and the first time ever […]
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Andrew M. Nida, MD, a physician at Hattiesburg Clinic Ear Nose & Throat, was recently elected president for the Mississippi Society of Otolaryngology. “I am excited to be serving as the president of the Mississippi Society of Otolaryngology,” Dr. Nida said. “I look forward to leading our organization in advocating on behalf of patients and […]
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Rouhbakhsh Talks About Being a Trusted Voice on COVID-19 Rambod A. Rouhbakhsh, MD, principal investigator for Hattiesburg Clinic MediSync® Clinical Research, recently spoke with the American Medical Association about his work with the clinic and how he became a trusted, local voice on COVID-19. Dr. Rouhbakhsh diagnosed the first case of COVID-19 in Mississippi, back […]
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