The 2010 Kathryn Bearden Scholarship was awarded to Sheeyong Lee, a student in the MBMC School of Medical Technology. The Kathryn Bearden Scholarship Fund was established in honor of Kathy Bearden, whose forty years of Christian service as Baptist Student Union Director for Mississippi Baptist Medical Center touched so many young people’s lives. Donations [...]
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Baptist Med Tech School Awards Scholarship to Sheeyong Lee
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010Baptist Nurse Nominated for Foundation of the Mid South “Do-Gooder” Award
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010Baptist Nurse for over 20 years, Ella Jackson, is nominated for the Foundation of the Mid South’s Do-Gooder Award. She established Abundant Living Community Organization (ALCO) to grow a network of parish/congregational health nurses (CHN) throughout churches in Mississippi. She believes that providing access to health information and services in churches is one of the [...]
Healthcare Quality Certification Grant Named After Baptist Nurse
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010Grant Created in Honor of Baptist Employee, Vickie Gerrard, RN, BSN, CPHQ The Board of the Mississippi Association of Healthcare Quality established the Vickie Gerrard CPHQ Grant in 2010 for a deserving MsAHQ member who has recently achieved certification in healthcare quality. CPHQ stands for Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality. The Grant is a one-time [...]
Baptist Executive Earns Top Healthcare Management Credentials
Monday, August 23rd, 2010Bobbie K.Ware, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for Baptist Health Systems, recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders. “Because healthcare management ultimately affects the people in our communities, it is critically important to have a standard of excellence promoted by a [...]
Baptist Employee, Author Publishes Book, Holds Signing Saturday at Barnes & Noble at Renaissance
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010A couple of years ago, Baptist Health Systems Public Relations Coordinator Rhonda McRae came into the office at the start of a new year looking for a new goal. With a passion and talent for writing, she embarked on a mission to write a book combining her love for Christ… and her sister’s golden retriever, [...]
Baptist VP of Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer Wins Prestigious Nightingale Award
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Bobbie Ware, RN, MHSA, Baptist Health Systems Vice President of Patient Care & Chief Nursing Officer was selected as the Nursing Administrator of the Year in the Mississippi 2010 Nightingale Awards. Baptist congratulates her on this achievement, which recognizes her leadership here at Baptist. She was one of seven nurse administrators in the state nominated [...]
Baptist Announces New Chief Information Officer
Monday, October 26th, 2009Steven M. Stanic (Steve) has joined Baptist as Chief Information Officer. Since 2007, Steve has been Vice President/CIO, Healthcare Practice for the Juran Institute. He was responsible for the delivery of process improvement and quality services to the healthcare clients of Juran with particular focus on electronic health record implementation. From 2006-2007 Steve was the [...]
Nurse Practitioner at Baptist Survives Skin Cancer
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009Nurse Practitioiner Julie Grissom with Baptist’s Cardiovascular Surgical Clinic tells her story of fighting skin cancer to The Clarion Ledger’s Health Editor Shanderia Posey.
Plastic Surgeon William Wallace, MD appeared on NBC Affiliate, WLBT, to discuss the sun and skin damage.

