3/8/2013

Getting to Know Dr. Jon Ver Halen

Dr. Jon Ver Halen is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon  with Baptist Medical Group  Surgical Oncology. Ver Halen says his practice is focused on cancer…

Sleep Awareness Week: More quality rest is better for your health

March 3-10 is National Sleep Awareness Week and daylight saving time is on Sunday, March 10. Dr. Robert Schriner, medical director of the Sleep Disorders…

Mississippi Hospital Association awards Baptist DeSoto volunteer Lewis

Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto volunteer Paul Lewis was named the 2012 volunteer of the year by the Mississippi Hospital Association. For more than a decade, Mr….

Duckett and Mayors race during the Kroc Center treadmill challenge

Left, Greg Duckett, Baptist Memorial Health Care senior vice president/corporate counsel; Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, and Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell take the Salvation…

Baptist Rehab Huntingdon gets a gold record artist back on his feet

Baptist Rehabilitation-Huntingdon patient Carl Mann is one of the few artists in the country with a gold record that stayed on the Top 100 Billboard…

Baptist Medical Group acquires The Family Physicians Group

Baptist Medical Group, Baptist Memorial Health Care’s multispecialty physician group, recently acquired The Family Physicians Group, a practice established in 1954 with five metro-Memphis locations….

Baptist DeSoto celebrates its 25th anniversary

Sherrie Short, surgical technician, dips a marshmallow into chocolate at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto’s 25th anniversary kick off celebration on Valentine’s Day. Administrators thanked colleagues for…

Leader’s Corner: Our Second Century of Health Care

As we finish celebrating of our first century of providing health care in the Mid-South, it’s time to start focusing on our second century. Part…

Baptist Union City Service First recipient helps patients stay on time

Julia Lawson, registered nurse at Baptist Union City, puts her patient’s needs before her own. Lawson works in the outpatient surgery department and recently helped…

NEA Baptist ranked No. 1 in Arkansas for orthopedic services

NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital is the recipient of the HealthGrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award for the second year in a row. This distinction makes NEA…