ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI. ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES LAUDERDALE, NEWTON, CLARKE, LEAKE, KEMPER, NESHOBA, WINSTON AND JASPER COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI. ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ALSO SERVES THE AREAS OF CHOCTAW AND SUMTER COUNTIES IN WESTERN ALABAMA. ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OPERATES THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, ANDERSON REGIONAL CANCER CENTER, IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND WEST ALABAMA.ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES INCLUDING MOST MAJOR INPATIENT CLINICAL SERVICES, AN ACUTE CARE SWING BED UNIT, AN INPATIENT REHABILITATION UNIT, AN INPATIENT GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY, OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING WOUND CARE SERVICES AND PAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, TRAUMA SERVICES AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PRIDES ITSELF IN BEING THE LEADER IN CARDIOLOGY AND CANCER SERVICES. ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HAS RECEIVED THE PLATINUM AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING HEART ATTACK CARE FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY SIX YEARS IN A ROW. ANDERSON REGIONAL CANCER CENTER RECENTLY ACQUIRED THE TRUEBEAM RADIATION SYSTEM WHICH IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED RADIATION SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD.CARDIOLOGY PROGRAMSANDERSON CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS PATIENTS WHO HAVE HEART DISEASE, COPD, OR SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO OPTIMIZE THEIR HEART AND LUNG HEALTH IN A SUPERVISED SETTING.ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HOLDS AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT BRINGS AWARENESS TO WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH WITH A PANEL OF EXPERTS ON CARDIOLOGY, FITNESS AND NUTRITION.ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS HEALTH FAIRS TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR WORKHEALTH PROGRAM. IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, NURSES OFFER FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS, BLOOD SUGAR SCREENINGS, WEIGHT AND BODY MASS INDEX MEASUREMENTS, AND DISTRIBUTE GENERAL HEALTH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.DIABETES PROGRAMSANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HAS A DIABETES MANAGEMENT CENTER WITH CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS WHO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DIABETES. THE CENTER PROVIDES NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEMS. ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYS AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST IN AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC AND TWO NURSE PRACTITIONERS WHO CONSULT ON INPATIENT DIABETIC PATIENTS AND PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP AFTER DISCHARGE. ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER STAFF MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN THE DIABETES FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI'S ANNUAL WALK FOR DIABETES.CANCER PROGRAMSANDERSON REGIONAL CANCER CENTER FACILITATES COMMUNITY DONATIONS TO THE HOSPITAL'S CANCER PATIENT BENEVOLENCE FUND WHICH ASSISTS AREA CANCER PATIENTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF TRANSPORTATION TO APPOINTMENTS, MEDICATION NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE, PAYMENT OF UTILITY BILLS, ETC. THE FUND ASSISTED 254 PEOPLE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.ANDERSON REGIONAL CANCER CENTER PROVIDES FREE COMMUNITY CANCER SCREENINGS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT CENTER AROUND EARLY DETECTION AND EDUCATION ON THE PREVENTION OF CANCER. EDUCATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCREENING, COLONOSCOPY AND MAMMOGRAPHY WERE ADVERTISED TO THE PUBLIC.ANDERSON REGIONAL CANCER CENTER PLACES A LARGE FOCUS ON SURVIVORSHIP AND PROVIDES A BELL OF HOPE REFLECTION GARDEN FOR SURVIVORS TO RING THE BELL SIGNIFYING THE END OF THEIR TREATMENT. SURVIVORS ARE ALSO HONORED DURING NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVOR MONTH WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLACE THEIR HANDPRINT AND YEARS OF SURVIVORSHIP ON A CANVAS THAT IS DISPLAYED IN THE CENTER.GASTROENTEROLOGY PROGRAMSANDERSON DIGESTIVE HEALTH CENTER PROVIDES OPEN ACCESS COLONOSCOPY APPOINTMENTS FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE NO SYMPTOMS OR FAMILY HISTORY OF COLON CANCER. THESE INDIVIDUALS CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE SCREENING WITHOUT A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. ANDERSON DIGESTIVE HEALTH CENTER ALSO PROVIDES ORAL MEDICATION TREATMENT FOR HEPATITIS C. EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS FOR COLON CANCER AWARENESS AND HEPATITIS C WERE CONDUCTED IN FY'24.OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGY PROGRAMSANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGY SERVICES, AS WELL AS A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND NEONATAL PHYSICIAN SERVICES. THE FOLLOWING EDUCATIONAL CLASSES ARE OFFERED FREE TO ANY EXPECTANT MOTHERS AND FAMILIES.BIG BROTHER! BIG SISTER! SIBLING CLASSES INTRODUCES CHILDREN, AGE 12 AND UNDER, TO THE UPCOMING CHANGES IN THE FAMILY DYNAMICS.BREASTFEEDING CLASSES PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE WHY-TO AND HOW-TO OF BREASTFEEDING, AS WELL AS THE HEALTH BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH BREASTFEEDING SUCH AS REDUCING CHILDHOOD OBESITY.CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASSES PREPARE WOMEN FOR WHAT TO EXPECT DURING CHILDBIRTH. THE CLASSES ADDRESS PRE-NATAL WELLNESS, LABOR/DELIVERY STAGES, COPING STRATEGIES, SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS, AND RECOVERY CARE FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS.NEWBORN CARE CLASSES GIVE NEW PARENTS THE CONFIDENCE REQUIRED TO CARE FOR A BABY WITH INFORMATION ABOUT NORMAL NEWBORN BEHAVIOR, NEWBORN CHARACTERISTICS AT DELIVERY, AND PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR DAILY CARE.EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR AREA MEDICAL PERSONNEL, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND THE COMMUNITY.ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT COURSE (ACLS) IS OFFERED AS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN THE AREA. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED ONSITE AT THE HOSPITAL.ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COORDINATES AND OFFERS CONTINUED MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) PROGRAMS TO AREA PHYSICIANS. THE MAJORITY OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.FOR AREA MEDICAL PERSONNEL, ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER COURSE THAT IS DESIGNED TO TEACH CPR SKILLS FOR PATIENTS OF ALL AGES. THIS COURSE IS DESIGNATED FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.HEARTSAVER CPR/AED AND/OR HEARTSAVER FIRST AID: THESE CLASSES ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A DUTY TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES BECAUSE OF JOB REQUIREMENTS OR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. HOWEVER, ANY COMMUNITY PERSON MAY ATTEND THE HEARTSAVER COURSES.ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ALSO OFFERS EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT CENTER AROUND PEDIATRIC CARE SUCH AS HEARTSAVER PEDIATRIC FIRST AID AND CPR COURSE. THE PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (PALS) COURSE IS PROVIDED TO AREA HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.THE INFECTION CONTROL DEPARTMENT OF THE HOSPITAL CONDUCTS FREE INFECTION CONTROL SEMINARS TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ON THE CAUSES AND PREVENTIONS OF INFECTIONS AND DISEASES. THESE ARE TAUGHT AT MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND AREA SCHOOLS.THE HOSPITAL OFFERS SAFETY SEMINARS TO AREA BUSINESSES THROUGH ANDERSON PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE, INC. THESE SEMINARS CENTER ON OSHA SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. A BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK IS ALSO PERFORMED ON THE EMPLOYEES OF THE BUSINESS DURING THIS SEMINAR.SPORTS MEDICINEANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS A SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ATHLETIC TRAINERS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS. THE TRAINERS PERFORM PHYSICALS AND ASSESS ATHLETE INJURIES.