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Born and raised in Bassfield, Miss., Franchesca Graves has never strayed far from her hometown roots. Graves attended high school in Bassfield and nursing school at Pearl River Community College. But, when it came time to choose a career, Graves’s priority was her now 9-year-old daughter. “Because I have a young daughter, I knew I […]
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Meet Wanda Johnson with Columbia Family Clinic For almost 30 years, the name Wanda Johnson has been associated with Columbia Family Clinic. Johnson was a receptionist in 1988 when Hattiesburg Clinic first took over the family clinic. She left the clinic following the birth of her second child but returned in 1994. She moved from […]
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Meet Vicky Fox, Precertification Manager at Hattiesburg Clinic From Louisiana to California, to Arizona and Mississippi, Victoria “Vicky” Fox, the precertification manager at Hattiesburg Clinic, has worked in the health care industry for 32 years and counting. Born in Slidell, La., Fox began her health care career in Sacramento, Calif., where she lived for nine [...]
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Educator, Strategist, Empath: The Many Roles of a Nephrology Dietitian In the United States, 37 million people, or 15% of adults, are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With CKD, the kidneys do not function properly and cannot clean the blood of toxic wastes, and […]
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Life as a Pediatric Nurse Pediatric nurses perform similar duties as other nurses in the medical field. They help provide wellness checkups, administer immunizations and assist in care plans for patients. Except those patients are all under the age of 18 years old. Amy Pigeon, RN, with Hattiesburg Clinic Children’s Clinic, said she always knew […]
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Meet Stacy Davis, Manager at Monticello Family Medicine Stacy Davis is one of the original staff members at Monticello Family Medicine, having worked at the clinic alongside James W. Stephens, MD, for the last 15 years. Davis and Dr. Stephens, aka “the cowboy doctor,” grew up together in Lawrence County, Miss., where Davis’s father also […]
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Employee Spotlight: Paige Fillingim, Director of Credentialing The credentialing department at Hattiesburg Clinic plays a significant role in the clinic’s success. Credentialing employees are responsible for ensuring patients receive the highest level of care as they assess, confirm, and help maintain our health care providers’ academic qualifications. Paige Fillingim, a native of Bolivar, Mo., holds […]
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Employee Spotlight: Robin Morse, RN, Dialysis – CAPD Robin Morse, RN, is the supervisor at Hattiesburg Clinic Dialysis – CAPD and is one of the most seasoned nurses at the clinic, working in dialysis for more than 30 years. Sitting at her desk, with papers stacked and scattered on every inch, Morse shared the day-to-day […]
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Employee Spotlight: Kristen Saxton This month we are spotlighting Kristen Saxton, who works as a receptionist at The Center for Sleep Medicine at Hattiesburg Clinic. Before joining Hattiesburg Clinic in March, Saxton worked as a cosmetologist at a local salon. “I worked as a stylist for less than a year, and then I got the […]
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Employee Spotlight: Regina Smith, NP-C Each day looks different for the nurses at Hattiesburg Clinic. However, one thing remains constant – their passion for patient care. Regina Smith, NP-C, is one of the seasoned nurses at the clinic, who now works in chart audit as a risk adjustment coding specialist. At its most basic, risk […]
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