People on the Gulf Coast just received a boost in healthcare accessibility with the announcement of an official partnership between Singing River Health System and Garden Park in Gulfport.
In time for another weekend as we celebrate ...- - - - accessibility with the- announcement of an official - partnership between singing - river health system and - garden park in gulfport.
News - 25's ashleigh fortenberry has - more.
- - a celebration with a side of- cake and a new name - - - - singing river health system has- officially entered a- partnership with garden park- medical center in gulfport, - which ceo lee bond says will no- be known as singing river - gulfport.
- lee bond, ceo singing river - health system - "this is a really big deal to u and to the community.
For us to- be able to invest in- such a great property, 32 acres- 130 beds at a phenomenal- - - - location with most importantly - great group of people who share- a culture focused on quality- like- we already have in our other tw- properties."
- - - ashleigh fortenberry, wxxv25- "bond says the partnership come with many benefits, including - - - - the possibility of growth and - the addition of new jobs."
- - - "from a job standpoint, we do not plan any layoffs.
In fact,- we plan the - opposite.
We're looking to grow- we tell people if you know- someone who is- talented and hardworking and- selfless, we're looking to hire- those people- - clinical and nonclinical to hel- facilitate the growth we are- looking for in areas like - cardiology, oncology and- surgical services."
Singing river gulfport- administrator tiffany murdock - says the partnership will - increase healthcare - quality and accesibility for- many across the gulf coast.
- tiffany murdock, singing river- gulfport administrator- "i'm so excited about this from a quality perspective.
I am a - nurse by background.- so to be able to give access to- to the entire gulf coast from - hancock to- pascagula, even as far as mobil- is really really exciting and - with the technology, the- services, the innovation we can- bring.
We'll be soon opening a- - - - cath lab here at singing river- gulfport, more surgical - services.
We'll be investing in- robotics, also women's and- pediatric care.
I'm very excite- about growing.
The- sky is the limit here in- harrison county now."
Bond says there will be a grand- - - - opening in november.
In gulfpor- ashleigh fortenberry news25 -
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