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Miller Named Director of MAC

Shirley Miller of Jackson has been named Director of the Mississippi Adolescent Center (MAC) in Brookhaven. MAC is a residential facility administered by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) which is dedicated to providing adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities an individualized array of rehabilitation service options.

“Ms. Miller has more than 20 years experience serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities,” said Ed LeGrand, DMH Executive Director. “She has demonstrated her dedication to Mississippi’s youth who are need in of these services. She has the experience needed to ensure the adolescents at MAC receive the best possible care.”

Miller previously served as the Director of Early Intervention Services and the Deputy Director for the Bureau of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Since May 2009, she also served as the interim director of the Bureau of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. She received her master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration from Mississippi State University and her bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University.

She is a Licensed Mental Health/IDD Administrator, Certified Intellectual/Develop-mental Disabilities Therapist and Early Intervention Specialist. She is a graduate of the Mississippi Certified Public Manager Program, State Executive Development Institute and DMH’s Accelerated Leadership Development Program, Focus. She is a member of the Board of Directors for Very Special Arts of MS, MS Council on Developmental Disabilities and Children’s Mental Health Task Force. In 2007, she was appointed by Governor Barbour to serve on the Caring for Mississippi Individuals with Autism Task Force. She also serves as the vice-chair of the MS Advisory Panel on Special Education and the vice-chair for the State Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Intervention.

“I look forward to building relationships among the staff, adolescents, their families and the community,” said Miller. “I feel honored to be given this opportunity and I know together we help shape the futures of the individuals we serve.” MAC serves youth who have a diagnosis of intellectual and developmental disabilities and whose behavior makes it necessary for them to reside in a structured therapeutic environment. Though most youth served are between the ages of 13 and 21, persons under age 13 may be considered for services on an individual basis as space is available.

KDMC named as a Top Ten Healing Hospital in America

King's Daughters Medical Center has been named as a Top Ten Healing Hospital in America for 2008. This award is given by the Baptist Healing Trust, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The criteria for selection include strong patient satsifaction results together with a reputation for compassionate loving care.

Georgia Myers has earned the Certified Healthcare Administrative Professional (cHAP) Designation

Georgia Myers, a Brookhaven resident has been awarded the prestigious Certified Healthcare Administrative Professional (cHAP) Designation by the Association of Healthcare Administrative Professionals (AHCAP) of the American Hospital Association, the largest society dedicated to health care executive assistants.

Administrative Professionals who receive the cHAP Designation have met stringent requirements in education, direct professional experience and areas of professional development; and successfully completed the cHAP examination, demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of substantive skills that provide value and distinction in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Georgia is herein recognized for being among the elite in the critical and demanding field of healthcare administration.

Health care consumers and staff can be assured that cHAP Designees subscribe to a strict code of ethics, have access to the latest technology and are specialists in competencies performed regularly in practice that are considered vital to competent practice.

Georgia is a health care administrative professional with King's Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven. She has been a member of the AHCAP since 2004. During her five years with AHCAP, Georgia has served as Membership Committee Chairman, Public Relations Committee Chairman, and Program Planning Committee Chairman. Ms Myers quote for success; “Add one grain per day to your heap so that you will learn from the power of ‘littles.”

Alvin Hoover named to National Hospital Council

Alvin Hoover, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer for King’s Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven, Mississippi has been named a member of the Governing Council of the American Hospital Association Section for Small and Rural Hospitals from Region 4. He will serve a three year term from January 2009 until December 31, 2011.

The Governing Council includes 18 elected members who are chief executives of some of the country’s leading small or rural hospitals. It also has ex-officio members representing the American Academy of Family Physicians, National Rural Health Association, and a state hospital associations as well as a hospital trustee member.

Members of the Governing Council work on behalf of the nation’s small and rural hospitals and serve as key contacts and resources for the small and rural hospitals in their regions. In addition Governing Council members work with the American Hospital Association, regional, and state association staff to build section visibility and assist member recruitment and retention. The Governing Council meets three times per year in various parts of the country.

Governing Council members work with American Hospital Association legislative staff advocating on behalf of member hospitals. They have direct contact with members of Congress including staff on key committees with jurisdiction over rural health care issues ‘’ I look forward to getting involved in the process of advocating for rural healthcare facilities like King’s Daughters Medical Center “

Hoover said. "I want to make sure that, regardless of the size of the hospital or the community, our voice is heard, and all hospitals have the opportunity to be successful meeting their mission of providing quality healthcare to their communities." Hoover will attend his first meeting in Washington D.C., in early March.

Dr. Stephens receives Family Medicine Board Certification

Dr. James W. Stephens, a family practice physician in Monticello, was notified recently that he successfully completed all requirements needed for Certification given by the American Board of Family Medicine. On December 6, 2008, he was certified as a Diplomate until December 31st, 2015.

In keeping with the mission of the American Board of Family Medicine, Dr. Stephens has demonstrated a commitment to excellence in Family Medicine. With the completion of all requirements and the successful performance on the examination, he has exhibited the cognitive knowledge worthy of recognition as a specialist in Family Medicine.

Dr. Stephens opened his Family Medicine Practice in September of 2008 at 128 Courthouse Square in Monticello, MS. 

KDMC Medical Clinic opens house on Co-Lin campus

 

King's Daughters Medical Center CEO Alvin Hoover, left, recently helped welcome Co-Lin students and faculty to the Medical Clinic’s Open House. Dr. Ronnie Nettles, president of Co-Lin, (center) is pictured with CFNP Penny Vance, who is the healthcare provider for the clinic. Hours of operation are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7 a.m. to 12 noon for students and faculty. The clinic is located in the nursing school building.

And the winners are …

King's Daughters Medical Center Board of Trustee members (from left) Melinda McBride, Mary Lu Redd and Frances Brady recently judged submitted departmental Performance Improvement Projects on display in the lobby hallway. The projects detail an area in each department that show documented and significant improvements concerning patient care, safety or customer service over the past few months. First place was awarded to Human Resources; Second Place to the Fitness Center; Third Place to Dietary and Honorable Mention to EMS and Pharmacy.

King’s Daughters Foundation Board elects new officers

(From left) Treasurer Pat Lowery, CPA; President Shannon Clark, Vice President Kristi Sessums and Secretary Susan Aycock are recently elected the new officers for the King’s Daughters Foundation of King’s Daughters Medical Center.

KDMC achieves gold certification for reporting practices with cancer cases

King’s Daughters Medical Center recently achieved gold certification status as a result of its reporting practices as a result of the timely, complete and high quality of cancer patient data submitted to the Mississippi Cancer Registry.

Across the state, 97 hospitals reported cancer data resulting from patients diagnosed with the disease. Only a third of the hospitals reporting received the gold certification. To receive such a distinction, hospitals must have accurately submitted at least 95 percent of expected volume of cancer cases diagnosed and/or receiving first course of treatment at the hospital. Data includes patient’s age, gender, residing city, and race.

“We congratulate King’s Daughters and their staff on their achievement in assuring that our state can effectively monitor the cancer burden in Mississippi,” said Deidre B. Rogers, MS, CTR, director of Mississippi Cancer Registry.

Rogers stated that timeliness is as essential as quality to the usefulness of the cancer data reported.

“KDMC takes its role as a leader for healthcare in our community very seriously. This is one more example of the high quality of our workforce and their commitment to quality,” said Alvin Hoover, chief executive officer at KDMC. “Documentation is so important particularly as it relates to the treatment of cancer and other life threatening diseases. We are committed to being thorough and accurate.”

The Mississippi Cancer Registry, in association with the University of Mississippi Medical Center, began the certification process this year based on 2006 data for hospitals. To view the cancer data for Mississippi visit http://mcr.umc.edu

Hall named Environmental Services Manager

Brenda Hall of King’s Daughters Medical Center was recently named to the position of Environmental Services manager.

Hall began working at KDMC in 1991 in the current Therapy & Fitness Center as its Office Manager. In her new management position, she will manage the housekeeping staff and its daily duties, which includes maintaining the continuous level of cleanliness for the facility and its surrounding properties.