At Mississippi’s only Academic Medical Center, there's always something newsworthy occurring.
Our organization includes five health sciences schools, five hospitals and a 450-plus physician multispecialty practice united by a common mission: to train the medical professionals of tomorrow and ensure the future of health care in Mississippi.
Catch up on the latest news of interest to UMHC's patients and providers. For more media information, contact the UMMC Public Affairs department at (601) 984-1101 or 984-1103. Click here to visit the Public Affairs web page.
Recent news
- Multidisciplinary team addresses sleep apnea - Feb. 14, 2012
- Clay joins UMHC as chief of plastic surgery - Feb. 10, 2012
- Remembrance provides support for pregnancy loss, early infant death - Feb. 8, 2012
- Head, neck surgeons use robotic surgery to treat tumors - Jan. 23, 2012
- Dr. A. Wallace Conerly dies at age 76 - Jan. 10, 2012
- UMMC, Health Management explore possible affiliation - Dec. 1, 2011
- Date set for adult cystic fibrosis education day - Nov. 28, 2011
- Children's ER, trauma unit triple in size - Nov. 15, 2011
- Stroke education team wins national award - Nov. 11, 2011
- UMHC cancer surgeon earns certification in breast ultrasound - Oct. 20, 2011
- MHA honors UMMC employee - Sept. 28, 2011
- Orthopedists offer next-generation prosthetic technology - Sept. 26, 2011
- UMMC performs first child heart transplant in 8 years - Sept. 22, 2011
- UMMC graduate elected to the board of National Family Physicians Group - Sept. 20, 2011
- With donation, UMMC researchers better equipped to study cancer - Sept. 15, 2011
- Bone cancer specialist joins UMMC - Sept. 13, 2011
- UMMC welcomes IVF specialist - Sept. 6, 2011
- Kidney, liver transplant surgeon joins UMMC - Aug. 25, 2011
- Cancer patients benefit from ACS program at UMMC - Aug. 24, 2011
- Jaw extension procedure resolves toddler's obstructed breathing - July 21, 2011
- UMHC ranks nationally in three specialties - July 19, 2011
- UMMC neurology chair elected to academic association - July 6, 2011
- Wound care specialist joins UMMC - July 1, 2011
- Ridgway joins UMHC physicians, UMMC faculty - June 24, 2011
- UMHC offers cardiac MR for children with congenital heart defects - June 22, 2011
- Barr to lead pediatrics department at UMMC - June 15, 2011
- Holmes County Hospital earns accreditation - June 2, 2011
- UMMC physician named president of 35,000-member group - May 4, 2011
- Spine surgeon joins University of Mississippi Health Care - April 25, 2011
- Natchez native joins congenital heart surgery team - April 18, 2011
- Files receives American College of Physicians' highest honor - April 11, 2011
- UMMC cardiologist implants heart valve without open-heart surgery - March 22, 2011
- UMMC nurses receive Nightingale recognition - March 10, 2011
- Infant undergoes rare Norwood procedure for heart defect - March 3, 2011
- UMMC teams with Magnolia Speech School to boost language development - Feb. 28, 2011
- Sports medicine physician inducted into academy - Feb. 23, 2011
- Original AirCare crew celebrates 15 years of service - Feb. 9, 2011
- University Neurosciences-Stroke Care earns AHA bronze award - Feb. 8, 2011
- Fetal medicine center gives infants best chance at life - Jan. 27, 2011
- Advanced PET/CT system provides clearer pictures of abnormalities - Jan. 24, 2011
- UMHC receives award for treating heart attacks - Jan. 4, 2011