Hancock Medical Speakers' Bureau
Call (228) 467-8790 to schedule a speaker on health care topics. Topics include:
- Heart Health
- Mammography & Breast Cancer Awareness
- Dietary Topics
- Bone Density & Osteoporosis
- First Aid
- Medication Topics with our Pharmacist
- And more
Hancock Medical Community Lunch & Tours
Call (228) 467-8790 or email tcarlton@hancockmedical.net if you would like to attend a Community Lunch & Tour sponsored by the Hancock Medical Foundation. The lunches and tours are held on the fourth Friday of each month or by special appointment for your group.
Community Links
Hancock County Chamber
http://www.hancockchamber.org
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Convention and Visitors
http://www.mswestcoast.org/
Hancock County
http://www.hancockcountyms.gov
City of Bay St. Louis
http://bay-st-louis.ms.us/
Join Senior Plus at Hancock Medical
The new hospital awards program at Hancock Medical is called "Senior Plus." If you are 55 years of age or older you can join and receive discounts in the hospital cafeteria and gift shop, free annual health screenings, special health programs and more. To sign up for Senior Plus, please call (228) 467-8727. |
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New CEO/Administrator Named at HMC
Robert A. Pascasio, FACHE
BAY ST. LOUIS— After a national executive search conducted by Quorum Health Resources (QHR), the Hancock Medical Center Board of Trustees named Robert A. Pascasio, FACHE, as the chief executive officer and administrator effective June 1, 2012.
A Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, Mr. Pascasio comes to Hancock Medical Center from Anahuac, Texas, where he was CEO of Chambers County Public Hospital District (CCPHD). CCPHD owns and operates Bayside Community Hospital, Bayside Clinic and West Chambers Medical Center; Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), The Wellness Center at Bayside, and other ancillary operations. He has held that leadership position since 2001, directing the facility out of bankruptcy when he took over and leading it into solvency ever since. During his tenure at the Texas facility, he also ensured continuous operations through two hurricanes (Rita in 2005 and Ike in 2008).
“We are pleased and excited to welcome Mr. Pascasio to the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Hancock County,” said J. Larry Ladner, President of the Hancock Medical Center Board of Trustees. “His knowledge and experience will make a meaningful impact on health care in Hancock County and the Board is confident that we have secured a CEO who can step right in and lead our hospital to a bright future serving the health care needs of our local communities.”
Mr. Pascasio holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Science in Health Care Administration, both from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. He has been a practicing healthcare administrator for 17 years. In 2007, his alma mater honored him with an Outstanding Alumnus Award and in 2005 he received the Texas Hospital Association’s Pioneer Award for healthcare leadership. He is the author of numerous articles on rural health care administration and policy, as well as a frequent speaker on those topics. He and his wife, Vicki, are very community-oriented and they look forward to the opportunities available in Hancock County. For the past three years, Mr. Pascasio has chaired his local Chamber of Commerce in Anahuac. The couple has one daughter, Andrea.
“Vicki and I are truly excited about this opportunity, and are looking forward to making Hancock County our home,” said Mr. Pascasio. “We passed through here a few years ago on a driving trip, were impressed with the community; especially how friendly all the people were, and couldn’t be happier about the move. I am looking forward to being a part of what I know will be a bright and prosperous future for Hancock Medical Center and Hancock County.”
Quorum Health Resources (QHR), which provides management services to Hancock Medical Center, conducted a nation-wide search to identify candidates from which the Board selected Mr. Pascasio as the right fit to meet the needs of the hospital and community. QHR has provided consulting, management and education resources to not-for-profit hospitals and health systems for more than three decades and is the market leader in hospital management, with nearly 150 current multi-year clients across the U.S.
A not-for-profit, acute care hospital, Hancock Medical Center celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2010. The Hancock Medical network of services includes physician-staffed 24-hour emergency care and ambulatory care; labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum; specialty units for intensive care, medical, surgical and pediatric patients; outpatient surgery; physical therapy, cardiac rehab, occupational health services, laboratory, a sleep lab, diagnostic imaging services (in Bay St. Louis and Diamondhead), physician practices and family health clinics in Bay St. Louis, Diamondhead and the Port Bienville Industrial Park, and an urgent medical care facility in Diamondhead.
ER Moves to New Space
The Emergency Room at Hancock Medical has moved to a new area in the newly constructed 10,000-square foot Swing Building on the hospital campus at 149 Drinkwater Boulevard in Bay St. Louis. Highly visible red signs have gone up around the perimeter of the hospital directing the public to the new ER entrance.
The new, easy way to get to the ER from Highway 90 is to go north on Drinkwater Boulevard and turn right into the last Hancock Medical entrance. Large red signs point the way to the ER, located on the east side of the new Swing Building. The ambulance route has not changed.
The Swing Building is the newest location for emergency, pulmonary, and radiology services, including digital mammography, ultrasound and nuclear medicine. A lab drawing station will also move to the Swing Building next week.
“It’s very exciting to be in the new space,” said ER Director Mary Harris, CFNP. “The move was well planned and executed by staff members and we are happy to be welcoming patients into our new facilities.”
For up-to-the-minute updates on moves, parking and interior foot traffic information, please visit the Hancock Medical website at www.hmc.org. Department relocations at Hancock Medical are part of the hospital’s five-phase reconstruction project, which is currently in Phase II. The entire first floor of the hospital is being reconstructed one department at a time. No services will be interrupted during the construction project.
Patient Greeting Cards
Sending notes of encouragement to patients in the hospital has never been easier, thanks to the Greeting Card application on the Hancock Medical Web Site at www.hmc.org.
The hospital’s home page has a “Send a Greeting” button on the left-hand column and clicking on that button takes you to a variety of colorful card designs. Pick your favorite design, fill out your greeting, and click send. A card will be generated within seconds and delivered to the hospital inbox where staff can print out and deliver to the patient.
Terry Thurmond, R.N., works on the Intensive Care Unit at Hancock Medical. She says any type of positive greeting patients receive from loved ones is helpful during times of recovery.
“Patients love to receive greetings from family and friends and these cards allow people who may not be able to visit to stay in touch with words of encouragement,” said Thurmond.
Sending a greeting card through the hospital web site is equivalent to sending a post card, so privacy and confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. This Greeting Card service should not be used to send confidential communications. Do not include any personal, medical or diagnostic information.
The cards come in 11 different designs and the service is free.
Exciting Times at Hancock Medical!
 
Medical Nursing Unit and New Swing Building Addition Unveiled at Hancock Medical
Hancock Medical celebrated a new 10,000-square foot Swing Building addition and a reconstructed Medical Nursing Unit on Thursday, Feb. 9, nearly one year after the hospital’s FEMA Restoration and Mitigation Project began in February 2011.
“It’s the first of many exciting days to come in Hancock County’s reconstructed state-of-the-art medical center,” said interim Administrator Joyce Hein. “These first completed areas of phase one will give everyone a vision of what the entire hospital will look like when all five phases of the project are complete.”
The new addition and the reconstructed Medical Nursing Unit were finished on schedule and conclude Phase I of the five phase reconstruction project scheduled to be completed in 2014. Roy Anderson Corp is the general contractor for the project.
J. Larry Ladner, President of the Hancock Medical Board of Trustees, praised the work in phase one and said he looks forward to future accomplishments.
“We have the best doctors and health care professionals of any community our size in the United States,” Ladner said. “And now our facilities are on their way to being second to none.”
All hospital services are available and will not be interrupted during the construction. Departments will take turns occupying the new space in the Swing Building addition as current areas on the first floor of the hospital are reconstructed.
In addition to the reconstructed Medical Nursing Unit and the new Swing Building addition, the North generator at the hospital was changed out and elevated. The hospital’s Chiller Plant was relocated and new air handlers were installed for the overall efficiency of the hospital heating, cooling and ventilation systems.
“Everyone is working really hard and deserves a tremendous amount of credit for the work completed in Phase I,” said Facility Services Director Hank Wheeler.
Wheeler said Phase II begins immediately and will last eight months. This second phase of the project will reconstruct many service areas of the hospital including the Emergency Room, the Imaging Department, the Intensive Care Unit and Obstetrics.
New hospital signage will be in place as departments move areas during reconstruction. The public can call 467-8600 if they have questions about service locations prior to a visit to Hancock Medical.
MAMMOGRAPHY AT HANCOCK MEDICAL
Every month is a good month to schedule your annual mammogram at Hancock Medical.The digital mammography system at Hancock Medical is a powerful tool in the fight against breast cancer and our soft comfort pads help enhance your mammogram experience.
Consult your physician and make a digital mammogram at Hancock Medical part of your annual check-up.
Your mammogram with a physician's order can be scheduled by calling 228-467-5483.
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For Hurricane Information
Construction Phase II Begins (Feb. 2012)
(Above): A newly reconstructed nursing unit from Phase I of the five phase reconstruction project. (Below): Hallway of newly constructed unit from Phase I.
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