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St. Dominic Hospital
Medical Staff Services
969 Lakeland Drive
Jackson, MS 39216
Ph: (601) 200-6846
Fax: (601) 200-0773

News Highlights

21-Apr-2014 Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Preoperative Skin Antisepsis

One of the goals that the Infection Control Committee is proposing for 2014 is directed at improving preventive measures to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs). We want to ensure compliance with preop skin antisepsis (i.e. Hibiclens or another CHG product) prior to arrival in the operating room for all patients undergoing surgery at St. Dominic’s.

19-Mar-2014 Pharmacy Message to Doctors

On March 25 Pharmacy will begin substituting medication orders for esomeprazole (Nexium) with pantoprazole (Protonix). This substitution also known as a therapeutic interchange has been approved by the Medical Executive Committee.

18-Feb-2014 Scheduled Downtime

Scheduled Downtime - Saturday 2-22 7PM - Sunday 2-23 7AM. Our clinical documentation and ordering systems will be down for upgrading during that period. We apologize for any inconvenience.

23-Jan-2014 Rise in Influenza-like Illnesses

Due to the recent rise in influenza-like illnesses(ILI) in our facility, this is a reminder to medical staff about the importance of placing ALL patients who present with an influenza-like illness in DROPLET isolation precautions.

11-Sep-2013 SEPSIS

04-Sep-2013 2013 Prescribers CME October 18 at St. Dominic Hospital

Information and registration is now available for this upcoming CME.

04-Sep-2013 Physician Engagement Pulse Survey

We are committed to making St. Dominic Hospital a best-in-class place for physicians to practice medicine and your feedback is essential to helping us achieve this goal.

19-Jul-2013 Closure of the CogentHMG Hospitalist Program

On behalf of CogentHMG, we would like to formally announce the closure of the Hospitalist program here at St. Dominic's as of July 17, 2013.

01-Jul-2013 Detecting "Awkward" Lab Results

All of us understand that lab results are a crucial part of the medical decision making process. Unfortunately, there are mishaps that can compromise the integrity of a lab result.

27-May-2013 HIV Reflex Test

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released recommendations regarding the expansion of laboratory criteria for defining HIV infection to accommodate new “multi-test” algorithms.