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Hattiesburg – Merit Health Wesley proudly announces William (Bill) L. Reno III, M.D. as its new Chief Medical Officer. As Chief Medical Officer, Reno will play an important role in ensuring that the highest standards of quality and service are maintained for patients in the hospital. “Dr. Reno is a strategic and innovative thinker with a proven ability to communicate effectively,” said Mike Neuendorf, Chief Executive Officer. “I look forward to what we can accomplish through this new collaboration.” Ren... ... Read More

Hattiesburg – Merit Health Wesley and Merit Health Medical Group invite the public to a Healthy Holidays Open House at the new Internal Medicine resident clinic on Wednesday, December 13 at 10:30 a.m. During the event, resident physicians will be on hand to offer advice on caring for yourself throughout the holidays. The clinic staff will also be on hand to provide flu shots and schedule wellness visits for patients who want to take full advantage of their insurance benefits before the year ends. Guests... ... Read More

Hattiesburg – Merit Health Wesley welcomes Shantele Bolton, M.D., to Women's Pavilion of South Mississippi. Dr. Bolton, a Hattiesburg native, has returned home to serve women of the Pine Belt. Her focus is on contraception management, high risk obstetrics, minimally invasive surgery, evidence-based medicine, and patient and community education. “We’re happy to welcome Dr. Bolton back home to the Pine Belt,” said Mike Neuendorf, Chief Executive Officer at Merit Health Wesley. “Our patients have long enjo... ... Read More

Hattiesburg – Merit Health Wesley welcomes Brandon Ingram, M.D., to Southern Surgery & Urology. Ingram, a Petal native, has returned to the Pine Belt to serve the community, practicing general and bariatric surgery. Dr. Ingram graduated from Millsaps College with a bachelor of physics. He completed medical school at University of Mississippi School of Medicine and completed a general surgery residency at University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Ingram is a member of the Christian Medical and De... ... Read More

Hattiesburg – Merit Health Medical Group welcomes Daniel J. Skarzynski, M.D., as a new cardiologist. He will join interventional cardiologist Viral Lathia, M.D., in the Cardiology clinic located at 5003 Hardy Street, Tower B in Hattiesburg. Skarzynski earned a bachelor of science from Yale University in New Haven, Conn. and completed medical school at Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Ill. He also completed fellowships in both cardiovascular disease and invasive and interventional cardiology at Fe... ... Read More

As the colors of summer begin to fade, the colors on our plates are slowly starting to change as well. Football tailgates, Halloween candy, and Thanksgiving buffets are making a comeback, and making heart-healthy decisions about what you are eating could get tough. But fall also brings a colorful harvest of nutrient rich produce like pumpkins, sweet potatoes, and squash. Produce containing color is packed full of vitamins, fiber, minerals and phytochemicals which have disease fighting elements in them t... ... Read More

Hattiesburg -- Merit Health Wesley is launching a new service to respond to a significant, but sometimes unaddressed, community health need. Beginning October 25, the hospital will offer One-Eighty ̶  a hospital-based, inpatient medical service for withdrawal from alcohol, opioids and other drugs, including prescription medications. One-Eighty is for individuals who have decided to take a 180 degree turn away from alcohol and drug use and are going in withdrawal or are beginning to feel the effects... ... Read More

Women receive special offer when they schedule a screening mammogram in October. HATTIESBURG, MS – October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month—the perfect time to discuss the importance of early detection. Merit Health Wesley is spreading the word about mammograms and encouraging women to get screened for the disease. Merit Health Wesley is offering a Mammogram Special at the Women’s Center throughout October. Appointments are required. To schedule your screening mammogram, call (601) 296-3400. On... ... Read More

Hattiesburg – Each quarter, Merit Health Wesley recognizes three physicians for excellence in the categories of Service, Quality and Documentation. In the most recent quarter Wesley Girod, M.D., Daniel Crane, M.D., and Sivarama Kotikalapudi, M.D.,were honored as Merit Health Wesley Physician Champions. Dr. Wesley Girod, General and Bariatric Surgeon with Southern Surgery & Urology Center, has been named the Service Physician Champion. As Service Physician Champion, Dr. Girod demonstrates a commitmen... ... Read More

Hattiesburg – Merit Health Wesley is happy to welcome Dexter Ware as its new Chaplain. Ware is a native of Jackson, Miss. and former Chaplain of Baptist Memorial Hospitals in Memphis, Tenn. and Oxford, Miss. Before coming to Merit Health Wesley, Ware worked as pastor of Harrisville United Methodist Church in Harrisville, Miss. Ware received a bachelor of arts from Mississippi College and a master of divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is ordained as a United Methodist Elder by the... ... Read More