Sanderson Tower readies for November ‘Go Live’
With the opening of the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children's of Mississippi just two weeks away, preparations are being made for patient care in the seven-story Children's Hospital expansion. Hospital leaders whose divisions are moving into the tower share the differences they say the new facility's features will make on their pediatric patients' experiences.
Published on Monday, October 19, 2020
Therapists restore movement, quality of life to patients with COVID-19
When COVID-19 patients spend weeks on their backs, either in the ICU or in a regular hospital bed, their bodies can "decondition," sometimes leaving them unable to walk, swallow or perform simple tasks like brushing their teeth or getting dressed. UMMC's physical, occupational and respiratory therapists, in addition to speech-language pathologists, work with these patients to give them back the function they had before the virus took its toll.
Published on Friday, October 16, 2020
Ribbon to be cut tomorrow on Sanderson Tower
A new era in health care for Mississippi’s children will be celebrated with the cutting of a ribbon at the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children’s of Mississippi. The event, which will be broadcast live on the Children’s of Mississippi Facebook page at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, is a milestone on the road to the seven-story children’s hospital expansion’s opening for care next month.
Published on Monday, October 12, 2020