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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center announced the hospital received official designation as a Mississippi Burn Center. This designation helps fill the hole that was left after the state's only burn center closed less than one year ago. "We're going to provide that care because it needs to be provided [...]

/PRNewswire/ --The Mississippi State Department of Health has designated Mississippi Baptist Medical Center as a Level III trauma and primary pediatric center...

Now that both UMMC and Baptist have been designated as burn centers, it's unclear how $4 million in state funds will be allocated.

"Being designated as a trauma and burn center is a historic achievement for Mississippi Baptist Medical Center and the state of Mississippi,” said Bobbie Ware, CEO and administrator of Mississippi Baptist Medical Center.

Baptist Medical Center in Jackson has officially been designated by the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) as a Level III trauma and primary pediatric center and burn center. A Level III trauma center is an acute care facility with the commitment, resources, and specialties to provide initial resuscitation of...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As record high temperatures return to Mississippi, doctors are encouraging you to remain healthy. In the United States, an average of 702 heat-related deaths occur ever year. Experts in Jackson want you to be aware of heat warnings. “We need to be realistic that it is hotter today than it was [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As record high temperatures return to Mississippi, doctors are encouraging you to remain healthy. In the United States, an average of 702 heat-related deaths occur ever year. Experts in Jackson want you to be aware of heat warnings. “We need to be realistic that it is hotter today than it was […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

Baptist Hospital and the Mississippi Burn Hand and Reconstruction Center said they want everyone to stay safe and out of the burn center this holiday.

The Mississippi State Department of Health says that the University of Mississippi Medical Center can potentially host a state burn center. Whether it actually has the qualifications to do so, however, is unclear.  Mississippi’s only accredited burn center, housed at Merit Health Center in south Jackson, closed in October amid pandemic-related issues and staffing challenges. […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

Both UMMC and Baptist have submitted applications to be designated as a burn center. The State Health Department must deem them qualified.