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UMMC says it will fill burn care void
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,09/29/22-1:11PM , 627 Reads 10,327 Statewide
The University of Mississippi Medical Center announced Thursday it will increase its capabilities for treatment of burn victims following the closure of the JMS Burn and Reconstruction Center at Merit Health Central in Jackson.
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Kristel Robinson and her son Aiden, 11, pose for a portrait outside of their home in Brandon, Miss., Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Aiden was accidentally burned and was treated at the JMS Burn and Reconstruction Center in 2019. The center, which is the only burn center in the state, is set to close in October. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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‘Very concerned about our patients’: Inside the final days of Mississippi’s only burn center
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,09/23/22-1:03PM , 819 Reads 18,805 Statewide
Mississippi’s only burn center employees, who were only given about a month’s notice that the center would close, are in shock. But the center’s leaders are determined to find a home somewhere else in the state.
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A water tank is placed outside of Merit Health Central in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, August 30, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Merit Health Central is moving many services from Jackson to the suburbs. Employees wonder what’s next
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,09/21/22-4:05PM , 686 Reads 7,365 Statewide
Merit Health Central’s problems could have an outsized effect for residents in south and west Jackson — majority-Black neighborhoods that have a higher concentration of people living in poverty than the rest of the city.
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Members of the Mississippi National Guard distribute bottled water to Jackson residents at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, September 1, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Jackson water outage forces cancer patients to evacuate the city
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,09/02/22-10:52AM , 623 Reads 8,137 Statewide
After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Jackson to shut down in 2020, officials with the nonprofit were excited to reopen earlier this year.
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