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        <title>A Top 30 Stream of Mississippi Baptist Health Systems Press Releases (in MP3 format) via PRWeb</title>
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                        <title>Contributions Help Outpatient Pediatric Rehab Obtain Equipment Enabling Parents to Extend Therapy to the Home</title>
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                        <description>Baptist frequently receives memorial and honor gifts from the public through the Baptist Health Foundation. To make donating easier, Baptist has established on-line giving through its website, <a href="http://www.mbhs.org/foundation" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.mbhs.org/foundation</a>, using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, which is the industry standard to keep private information secure. [PRWeb Oct 24, 2006]</description>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[(PRWEB) October 24, 2006 -- Speech Therapist Mary Lou Sorey works in the Baptist Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation, a division of Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., treating cerebral palsy and developmentally delayed children. Parents of these special-needs children often find it difficult to continue using the needed therapeutic techniques in their homes, which can make it harder to reinforce their child&#039;s learning.

Through donations to the Baptist Health Foundation, outpatient rehab was recently able to purchase &quot;augmentative communication devices&quot; and &quot;positioning equipment&quot; which enhance the patients&#039; communication skills and fine motor skill development. Now, parents can check out the needed devices through outpatient rehab&#039;s lending library and help their child improve skills in the home.

&quot;Equipment for special-needs children can be outrageously priced; so for a parent to buy something to use for three or six months and then turn around and have to buy something new or different shortly after can get expensive. Insurance doesn&#039;t pay for the majority of the communicative devices,&quot; Sorey added. &quot;With the equipment we were able to purchase through generous contributions to Baptist, it has opened up a whole new world and quality of life for our patients and their families.&quot;

Kim Niskala of Brandon, Miss. agreed. She brings her six-year-old son, Gabriel, to outpatient rehab once a week. She explained how important having access to equipment is as she expands her child&#039;s therapy at home.

&quot;Now, he can use a communication device throughout the week at home. The more he uses it, the more he comprehends and retains what he learns. Without the device he can&#039;t communicate at all. We can take turns reading a book, saying a prayer at meal-time, or he can even sing with a person,&quot; Niskala said. &quot;So it is a huge benefit for us to be able to use this equipment and not have to purchase something he would only have to use for three or six months.&quot;

Baptist frequently receives memorial and honor gifts from the public through the Baptist Health Foundation. To make donating easier, Baptist has established on-line giving through its website, <a href="http://www.mbhs.org/foundation" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.mbhs.org/foundation</a>, using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, which is the industry standard to keep private information secure.

&quot;For decades, the generosity of individuals, employees, businesses and community leaders has helped Baptist serve patients. On-lining giving makes the process quicker and easier,&quot; Baptist Vice President and Chief Development Officer Jim Moore. &quot;The donor still receives a thank-you letter and an acknowledgment is sent to whomever the donor designates.&quot;

&quot;It&#039;s helped us expand his therapy,&quot; Niskala continued to say. &quot;Kids like Gabe need to do things over and over not just once a week. So contributions to Baptist are important. We have therapists come to our home, and they can use the equipment to help with his therapy.&quot;

For more information visit <a href="http://www.mbhs.org/foundation" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.mbhs.org/foundation</a> or call 601.968.1489.

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                        <itunes:subtitle>Contributions Help Outpatient Pediatric Rehab Obtain Equipment Enabling Parents to Extend Therapy to the Home</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[(PRWEB) October 24, 2006 -- Speech Therapist Mary Lou Sorey works in the Baptist Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation, a division of Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., treating cerebral palsy and developmentally delayed children. Parents of these special-needs children often find it difficult to continue using the needed therapeutic techniques in their homes, which can make it harder to reinforce their child&#039;s learning.

Through donations to the Baptist Health Foundation, outpatient rehab was recently able to purchase &quot;augmentative communication devices&quot; and &quot;positioning equipment&quot; which enhance the patients&#039; communication skills and fine motor skill development. Now, parents can check out the needed devices through outpatient rehab&#039;s lending library and help their child improve skills in the home.

&quot;Equipment for special-needs children can be outrageously priced; so for a parent to buy something to use for three or six months and then turn around and have to buy something new or different shortly after can get expensive. Insurance doesn&#039;t pay for the majority of the communicative devices,&quot; Sorey added. &quot;With the equipment we were able to purchase through generous contributions to Baptist, it has opened up a whole new world and quality of life for our patients and their families.&quot;

Kim Niskala of Brandon, Miss. agreed. She brings her six-year-old son, Gabriel, to outpatient rehab once a week. She explained how important having access to equipment is as she expands her child&#039;s therapy at home.

&quot;Now, he can use a communication device throughout the week at home. The more he uses it, the more he comprehends and retains what he learns. Without the device he can&#039;t communicate at all. We can take turns reading a book, saying a prayer at meal-time, or he can even sing with a person,&quot; Niskala said. &quot;So it is a huge benefit for us to be able to use this equipment and not have to purchase something he would only have to use for three or six months.&quot;

Baptist frequently receives memorial and honor gifts from the public through the Baptist Health Foundation. To make donating easier, Baptist has established on-line giving through its website, <a href="http://www.mbhs.org/foundation" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.mbhs.org/foundation</a>, using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, which is the industry standard to keep private information secure.

&quot;For decades, the generosity of individuals, employees, businesses and community leaders has helped Baptist serve patients. On-lining giving makes the process quicker and easier,&quot; Baptist Vice President and Chief Development Officer Jim Moore. &quot;The donor still receives a thank-you letter and an acknowledgment is sent to whomever the donor designates.&quot;

&quot;It&#039;s helped us expand his therapy,&quot; Niskala continued to say. &quot;Kids like Gabe need to do things over and over not just once a week. So contributions to Baptist are important. We have therapists come to our home, and they can use the equipment to help with his therapy.&quot;

For more information visit <a href="http://www.mbhs.org/foundation" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.mbhs.org/foundation</a> or call 601.968.1489.

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                        <title>Baptist Heart Services Receives First Chest Pain Accreditation in the Metro Jackson Area</title>
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                        <description>The Society of Chest Pain Centers has granted Baptist Heart Services, a division of Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, accreditation for its care of chest pain patients. [PRWeb Apr 29, 2006]</description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue,  2 May 2006 15:00:15 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[(PRWEB) April 29, 2006 -- The Society of Chest Pain Centers has granted Baptist Heart Services, a division of Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., accreditation for its care of chest pain patients. Baptist is the first hospital in the Metro Jackson area to receive this designation and establishes Baptist as a premier hospital for acute cardiac care in this area.

&#8220;This indicates nationally recognized experts have verified that heart attack patients receive the best possible care at Baptist, from the ER to the Cath lab,&#8221; said Baptist Emergency Department Medical Director Eric Zoog, M.D. &#8220;The society has very strict criteria and has determined Baptist performs well enough to receive the highest accreditation. To achieve this, we had to submit our process with both written analysis and pass an on-site investigation.&#8221;

The accreditation demonstrates Baptist adheres very closely to recommendations from the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the America Heart Association. The guidelines call for the earliest possible determination&#8212;in the Emergency Room&#8212;of the patient&#8217;s risk for a serious cardiac event such as a heart attack. It also prescribes what symptoms and tests should be used to evaluate risk and specify treatments that correspond to the risk level determined.

&#8220;Compliance with guidelines and recommendations of the ACC and AHA have been shown to improve outcomes and save lives of patients with coronary artery disease,&#8221; added Cardiologist Todd Lawson, M.D. with Cardiovascular Associates, P.A.

For several years, Baptist has been working on identifying ways to improve care and processes to expedite early diagnosis and intervention of chest pain patients. One example is the creation of the Cardiac Observation Unit in 2003, which is designated for the rapid identification of the cause of chest pain for patients arriving at the ER.

&#8220;The development of this unit was the result of recommendations from a team composed of cardiologists, emergency medicine physicians, and clinical staff members from nursing, the ER, cardiac rehab and the pharmacy, who all came together with a plan to enhance patient flow through the ER and minimize unnecessary hospital admissions,&#8221; added Baptist Vice President of Ambulatory and Clinical Services Steve Jackson.

For more information on Baptist Heart Services and chest pain, visit Baptist&#8217;s website at <a href="http://www.mbhs.org" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.mbhs.org</a>.

About the Society of Chest Pain Centers
The Society of Chest Pain Centers inaugurated an accreditation process through which they evaluate Chest Pain Centers across the country in order to ensure that these centers meet or exceed quality-of-care measures in acute cardiac medicine. The Society of Chest Pain Centers is a patient centric non-profit international professional association organization focused upon improving care for patients with acute coronary syndromes and other maladies.

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                        <itunes:author>Robby Channell</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Baptist Heart Services Receives First Chest Pain Accreditation in the Metro Jackson Area</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[(PRWEB) April 29, 2006 -- The Society of Chest Pain Centers has granted Baptist Heart Services, a division of Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., accreditation for its care of chest pain patients. Baptist is the first hospital in the Metro Jackson area to receive this designation and establishes Baptist as a premier hospital for acute cardiac care in this area.

&#8220;This indicates nationally recognized experts have verified that heart attack patients receive the best possible care at Baptist, from the ER to the Cath lab,&#8221; said Baptist Emergency Department Medical Director Eric Zoog, M.D. &#8220;The society has very strict criteria and has determined Baptist performs well enough to receive the highest accreditation. To achieve this, we had to submit our process with both written analysis and pass an on-site investigation.&#8221;

The accreditation demonstrates Baptist adheres very closely to recommendations from the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the America Heart Association. The guidelines call for the earliest possible determination&#8212;in the Emergency Room&#8212;of the patient&#8217;s risk for a serious cardiac event such as a heart attack. It also prescribes what symptoms and tests should be used to evaluate risk and specify treatments that correspond to the risk level determined.

&#8220;Compliance with guidelines and recommendations of the ACC and AHA have been shown to improve outcomes and save lives of patients with coronary artery disease,&#8221; added Cardiologist Todd Lawson, M.D. with Cardiovascular Associates, P.A.

For several years, Baptist has been working on identifying ways to improve care and processes to expedite early diagnosis and intervention of chest pain patients. One example is the creation of the Cardiac Observation Unit in 2003, which is designated for the rapid identification of the cause of chest pain for patients arriving at the ER.

&#8220;The development of this unit was the result of recommendations from a team composed of cardiologists, emergency medicine physicians, and clinical staff members from nursing, the ER, cardiac rehab and the pharmacy, who all came together with a plan to enhance patient flow through the ER and minimize unnecessary hospital admissions,&#8221; added Baptist Vice President of Ambulatory and Clinical Services Steve Jackson.

For more information on Baptist Heart Services and chest pain, visit Baptist&#8217;s website at <a href="http://www.mbhs.org" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.mbhs.org</a>.

About the Society of Chest Pain Centers
The Society of Chest Pain Centers inaugurated an accreditation process through which they evaluate Chest Pain Centers across the country in order to ensure that these centers meet or exceed quality-of-care measures in acute cardiac medicine. The Society of Chest Pain Centers is a patient centric non-profit international professional association organization focused upon improving care for patients with acute coronary syndromes and other maladies.

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                        <title>Baptist Acknowledges National Medical Laboratory Week, Salutes Its Employees</title>
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                        <description>There are approximately 300,000 clinical laboratory science practitioners in the United States. The clinical laboratory professional has continued to play an increasing role in the diagnosis and prevention of disease since the 1920&#8217;s when this career group began. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics more than 10 billion lab tests are performed in the US each year. More testing will be required more frequently as Americans continue to age. [PRWeb Apr 15, 2006]</description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:18:36 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[(PRWEB) April 15, 2006 -- For many people, laboratory testing is an invisible side of medical care. However, according to the American Society of Clinical Pathology, 60-70 percent, and by some estimates, up to 80 percent of health care decisions, from diagnosis through therapy and prognosis, are derived from clinical laboratory tests.

From April 23 &#8211;29, 2003, Baptist Medical Center will be celebrating National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week and it&#8217;s role in promoting and protecting your health.

&#8220;The clinical laboratory professional is a key member of today&#8217;s health care team,&#8221; said Pat Herrington, director of Baptist&#8217;s Laboratory. &#8220;Laboratory professionals have the skills to unlock important medical information that is pivotal to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.&#8221;

Health care professionals depend on laboratory professionals to perform tests on body fluids, interpret the results, and help provide a complete picture of a patient&#8217;s health. Using modern biomedical equipment and complicated analysis, Baptist laboratorians can detect the presence of cancer, identify infectious viruses and bacteria, and measure glucose, cholesterol or drug levels in blood. Using a variety of modern biomedical equipment and complicated analysis, such as molecular methods, Baptist laboratorians can detect the presence of cancer, identify infectious viruses and bacteria, measure chemical analytes such as glucose or cholesterol and monitor drug levels in blood.

&#8220;Without this precise and valuable information, medicine would simply become guess work.&#8221; Herrington added. &#8220;This week can be used to educate the public on how important this occupation is for the health care industry. Internally, we are letting our Baptist lab professionals know how much we appreciate them.&#8221;

Baptist challenges students to look at clinical laboratory science as a profession. For more information, visit the School of Medical Technology on Baptist&#8217;s website at <a href="http://www.mbhs.org" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.mbhs.org</a>. Then, click on &#8220;About Baptist&#8221; and follow the left side links to the School of Medical Technology or call the Baptist Health Line at 1-800-948-6262 or 948-6262.

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                        <itunes:author>Robby Channell</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Baptist Acknowledges National Medical Laboratory Week, Salutes Its Employees</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[(PRWEB) April 15, 2006 -- For many people, laboratory testing is an invisible side of medical care. However, according to the American Society of Clinical Pathology, 60-70 percent, and by some estimates, up to 80 percent of health care decisions, from diagnosis through therapy and prognosis, are derived from clinical laboratory tests.

From April 23 &#8211;29, 2003, Baptist Medical Center will be celebrating National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week and it&#8217;s role in promoting and protecting your health.

&#8220;The clinical laboratory professional is a key member of today&#8217;s health care team,&#8221; said Pat Herrington, director of Baptist&#8217;s Laboratory. &#8220;Laboratory professionals have the skills to unlock important medical information that is pivotal to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.&#8221;

Health care professionals depend on laboratory professionals to perform tests on body fluids, interpret the results, and help provide a complete picture of a patient&#8217;s health. Using modern biomedical equipment and complicated analysis, Baptist laboratorians can detect the presence of cancer, identify infectious viruses and bacteria, and measure glucose, cholesterol or drug levels in blood. Using a variety of modern biomedical equipment and complicated analysis, such as molecular methods, Baptist laboratorians can detect the presence of cancer, identify infectious viruses and bacteria, measure chemical analytes such as glucose or cholesterol and monitor drug levels in blood.

&#8220;Without this precise and valuable information, medicine would simply become guess work.&#8221; Herrington added. &#8220;This week can be used to educate the public on how important this occupation is for the health care industry. Internally, we are letting our Baptist lab professionals know how much we appreciate them.&#8221;

Baptist challenges students to look at clinical laboratory science as a profession. For more information, visit the School of Medical Technology on Baptist&#8217;s website at <a href="http://www.mbhs.org" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.mbhs.org</a>. Then, click on &#8220;About Baptist&#8221; and follow the left side links to the School of Medical Technology or call the Baptist Health Line at 1-800-948-6262 or 948-6262.

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