Nursing shortage leads MSDH to authorize paramedics and EMTs to care for patients at hospitals
Never miss a beat. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. Processing… Success! You’re on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn’t process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. To help hospitals wade through the current staffing crisis amid a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections that is stripping the state’s healthcare […]
MEMA calls on feds and private companies for desperately needed medical staff
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is evaluating 19 bids from private contractors to provide the state with desperately needed medical staff. During a press conference on Friday, Gov. Tate Reeves said the state hopes to put staff on the ground within the next week from one or more of the companies who submitted bids. […]
Photo gallery: UMMC field hospital
COVID-19 updates and more direct to your inbox each morning. The University of Mississippi Medical Center is so overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients during the state’s worst wave of cases that it is constructing a field hospital in a parking garage. This is necessary to increase capacity, as UMMC is completely out of staffed intensive care […]
Disability rights group sues MDOC for ‘inhumane and discriminatory’ prison conditions
Disability Rights Mississippi filed a class action lawsuit Monday against the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Commissioner Burl Cain and the department’s contracted medical provider VitalCore Health Strategies, alleging “inhumane and discriminatory conditions and practices in correctional facilities.” The lawsuit stated MDOC and VitalCore do not provide adequate medical and mental health care to people in […]
MSDH: All Mississippians should wear masks now
Keeping their own public health guidance in lockstep with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Mississippi Department of Health updated its COVID-19 related recommendations on Wednesday, calling on all Mississippians, regardless of their vaccination status, to wear masks while in public indoor spaces. Subscribe to The Report: our weekly round up of don’t […]
‘Fourth wave is here’: MSDH reports 2,326 new COVID-19 cases
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 2,326 new COVID-19 cases on July 19, further documenting the hold the Delta variant has on the state and the threat it poses to the unvaccinated. Commenting on the spike in cases and hospitalizations, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs tweeted Monday morning: “Very sad indeed. Didn’t have […]
MSDH reports 641 new COVID-19 cases, largest single-day increase since March
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 641 new COVID-19 cases on July 14, further documenting the hold the Delta variant has on the state. Just one week ago, MSDH reported 427 new cases, which was the largest single-day caseload seen since March. Stay informed. Sign up for our daily newsletter. Over the past three weeks, […]
MSDH reports 641 new COVID-19 cases, largest single-day increase since March
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 641 new COVID-19 cases on July 14, further documenting the hold the Delta variant has on the state. Just one week ago, MSDH reported 427 new cases, which was the largest single-day caseload seen since March. Stay informed. Sign up for our daily newsletter. Over the past three weeks, […]
Delta variant now dominant COVID-19 strain in Mississippi
As public health experts have warned for weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain circulating in Mississippi, causing a spike in cases and hospitalizations. Delta is now also the dominant variant across the United States. Nationally, the average number of new cases has started to trend upwards due to localized Delta […]
State’s chamber of commerce mulling Mississippi Medicaid expansion
Scott Waller, president of Mississippi Economic Council Scott Waller, president of the state’s chamber of commerce, said business leaders are likely to weigh in on the politically charged issue of Medicaid expansion before next year’s legislative session. “At the end of the day a healthy workforce is a vital component of moving our state and […]