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March 17, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WITH PHOTO CONTACT:                  DEBORAH ROBERTS PUGH                                     (662) 377-3712   Project Stay Close Donates $5,000 to NICU Patient Assistance Fund TUPELO, Miss.—Project Stay Close recently donated $5,000 to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Patient Assistance Fund at the North Mississippi Medical Center Women’s Hospital. Project Stay Close, whichContinue reading Project Stay Close Donates $5,000 to NICU Patient Assistance Fund →

TUPELO, Miss.—Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi is offering the Jim Spruiell Memorial Scholarship for individuals who are pursuing a career in emergency health care. Recipients can be high school seniors preparing to enter college or individuals currently in the workforce about to embark on a second career. Eligible applicants must live or work inContinue reading Health Care Foundation to Award Jim Spruiell Memorial Scholarship →

TUPELO, Miss.—Lee County School District now offers the security of having automated external defibrillators (AEDs)—a device used to shock the heart back into normal rhythm–available at all its schools. A $7,500 donation from the Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi, made on behalf of North Mississippi Medical Center’s Heart and Vascular Institute and Orthopaedic InstituteContinue reading Foundation Donates AEDs to Lee County Schools →

TUPELO, Miss.—Dream Riders Biking for Children Chapter C is sponsoring a Boo Bash Dash 5K and Tug of War on Oct. 12 at Ballard Park to benefit North Mississippi Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatrics Fund through the Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi. The Boo Dash 5K starts at 8 a.m. RegistrationContinue reading Dream Riders Event to Benefit NMMC Patient Fund →

IUKA, Miss.—North Mississippi Medical Center-Iuka has awarded $1,000 college scholarships to two recent graduates. Kaitlyn Moody, a recent graduate of Belmont High School, is attending the University of North Alabama and plans to become a nurse practitioner. Moody was a cheerleader from 2014-2019, serving as cheer captain her senior year. She was a member ofContinue reading Moody, Hall Awarded NMMC-Iuka Scholarships →

TUPELO, Miss.—Jackie Soden (back, from left), director of non-invasive cardiology for North Mississippi Medical Center’s Heart and Vascular Institute, presents an automated external defibrillator (AED) to Robby Parman, executive director of Regional Rehabilitation Center. The AED was provided through the Heart and Vascular Institute’s Patient Assistance Fund, which is administered by the Health Care FoundationContinue reading North Mississippi Medical Center’s Heart and Vascular Institute, presents an AED to Regional Rehab Center →

EUPORA, Miss.—North Mississippi Medical Center-Eupora has awarded three scholarships to recent area high school graduates. Sydney Ferguson was awarded the Harold H. Whitaker Educational Scholarship. Ferguson is a 2019 graduate of East Webster High School and is the daughter of Phil and Sara Ferguson of Mantee. She plans to attend Mississippi College in Clinton andContinue reading NMMC-Eupora Awards Scholarships to Local Graduates →

TUPELO, Miss.—Dean Hancock (left), president of the Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi, recently presented $600 scholarships to Haley Sandlin of Baldwyn and Allen Bramlett of Pontotoc in memory of Paul Hamblin, who served as director of North Mississippi Medical Center’s Pathology Department from 1961-1970. In August, Sandlin will graduate from Mississippi State University andContinue reading The Paul Hamblin Memorial Scholarship given to Sandlin and Bramlett →

TUPELO, Miss.—Family and friends recently presented the second annual Jim Spruiell Memorial Scholarship to Timothy Harris of Union County, a nursing student at Itawamba Community College. The Jim Spruiell Memorial Scholarship is awarded to individuals who are pursuing a career in an emergency health care-related field. Spruiell was one of three people who died Nov.Continue reading Health Care Foundation Awards Jim Spruiell Memorial Scholarship →

Kitty Bryan Dill’s family was on hand for the dedication of a breast care suite in her honor at NMMC-West Point. On May 6, North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point dedicated the Kitty Bryan Dill Breast Care Suite, which features new Hologic 3D Mammography™ technology that produces exceptionally sharp images to help find breast cancers earlier,Continue reading NMMC-West Point Dedicates New Breast Care Suite →

TUPELO, Miss.—Lindley Williams of Amory and her son, Kai, recently donated a piggy bank filled with $175, the book “Not a Box” and an original poem to Eddie Dalton, founder of Eddie’s Fund at the North Mississippi Medical Center Women’s Hospital. Kai underwent hernia repair surgery at Women’s Hospital in March 2015 when he wasContinue reading “Not a Box” →