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Wesley Medical Center Names Lee Byrd Director of Laboratory Services

Wesley Medical Center Names Lee Byrd Director of Laboratory Services

Wesley Medical Center recently named Lee Byrd Director of Laboratory Services. Byrd has been employed with Wesley Medical Center since 2008 and has served as Interim Laboratory Director since Nov. 26, 2012.

Byrd brings 23 years of clinical experience to the position, including previous experience as a lab director. He is certified as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS)CM and a Technologist in Hematology by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists and has also been certified as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist by the National Crediting Agency.

WCU inducts 31 students into Business International Honor Society

WCU inducts 31 students into Business International Honor Society

The following is a news release from William Carey University:

William Carey University recently inducted 31 into the Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society for Business, Management, and Administration. The purpose of Sigma Beta Delta is to promote higher scholarship in business education and to recognize and reward scholastic achievement in business subjects. Students must rank in the upper 20 percent of their class to be considered for invitation to the society. 

Wesley Medical Center First Hospital in Mississippi to Offer Breakthrough Nuclear Camera Technology

Wesley Medical Center First Hospital in Mississippi to Offer Breakthrough Nuclear Camera Technology

Wesley Medical Center recently invested in the Discovery 530c nuclear camera, making them the first and only hospital in Mississippi to offer this breakthrough technology to patients.  Developed by General Electric, the Discovery 530c solid state detector nuclear camera offers lower radiation and more accurate imaging in a much shorter length of time.

2013 Leadership pinebelt class selected

2013 Leadership pinebelt class selected

The Area Development Partnership is pleased to announce the Leadership Pinebelt Class of 2013. Leadership Pinebelt cultivates emerging community leaders who dedicate themselves to the betterment of the Greater Hattiesburg Area of Forrest, Lamar and Perry Counties.

Milestone surgery performed at Wesley Medical Center: 1,000th Minimally Invasive da Vinci Procedure

Milestone surgery performed at Wesley Medical Center: 1,000th Minimally Invasive da Vinci Procedure

This week, da Vinci Masters Level surgeon Dr. Joseph Washburne completed the 1000th da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery to be performed at Wesley Medical Center. Reaching this milestone makes Wesley’s the most experienced da Vinci surgical program in south Mississippi.

Silver Airways welcomed to Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport

Silver Airways welcomed to Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport

The Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport celebrated its newest addition in commercial air service Thursday morning with an official ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome Silver Airlines to the airport.

“Having commercial air service is a great enhancement to the community and to the local economy,” said Tom Heanue, executive director of the airport.

Nora Davis Magnet School Show Choir visit area businesses

Nora Davis Magnet School Show Choir visit area businesses

The following is a press release from the Laurel School District:

Each year the Nora Davis Magnet School Show Choir, visits area businesses that sponsor the school as Association for Excellence in Education School Adopters, as well as the Laurel School District Central Office and area nursing homes.

The group performed a variety of song and dance routines, each with a Christmas theme. The students performed for AEE adopters Sanderson Farms and Bancorp South.