Physicians, businessman join Methodist Rehab Board of Trustees
Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson recently named Dr. Dan Jones, Dr. Marion R. Wofford and businessman Ben Walton to its Board of Trustees.
Christy Byrd named Methodist Specialty Care Center administrator
Registered nurse Christy Byrd of Brandon is the new administrator at Methodist Specialty Care Center in Flowood.
Since 2018, Byrd has been assistant administrator for the 60-bed care facility, which is the first in Mississippi designed especially for younger, severely disabled residents.
Byrd’s degrees include a bachelor of science in biological sciences and a bachelor of science in nursing. Before earning a Nursing Home Administrator’s license in 2018, she completed an Administrator in Training Program via the Mississippi State Board of Nursing Home Administrators.
‘All the gear here blows my mind’
Fourteen years ago, Amanda Dove Wells watched her father-in-law fight back from a near fatal helicopter crash.
Larry Wells broke 12 ribs, his right femur, his sternum, pelvis, tailbone, wrists and upper arms, vertebra in his back and right shoulder blade. “He was never supposed to walk again,” Amanda said.
Yet by the time he finished therapy at Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson, he could even climb stairs. “We were talking about putting a ramp on the house, and the need went away,” said his wife, Donna.
‘All the gear here blows my mind’
Specialized equipment helps Jackson businesswoman recover from disabling car crash
‘You gotta shoot for the stars’
Grenada man returns to driving and independence after spinal cord injury
‘Most everybody misses it’
Researchers identify rare disease causing Vicksburg woman’s paralysis
Methodist Rehab researchers identify rare genetic disease behind Vicksburg woman’s paralysis
Kalisa Conley of Vicksburg lives with a long list of don’ts.
Don’t drink alcohol, smoke, take hormones, go on low-carb diets or fasts. Don’t take certain pain relievers, antibiotics or seizure medication. And don’t stress out or invite infections.
All are triggers for porphyria, a condition that nearly killed Conley before two Methodist Rehabilitation Center researchers identified the mysterious disease.
‘I’ll try anything’
Hickory mom turns to expertise of MRC staff to overcome paralyzing disease and return home to baby
‘Best thing I did for myself’
By any measure, Michelle Davies-Brown knew her left knee needed fixing.
The Jackson resident could barely walk. Was prone to falls. And on a 1 to 10 scale, she put her pain at 10-plus.
“I would come to work with a brace on my knee, and security staff would have to come pick me up,” said the admissions clerk at Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson. “Some days, I couldn’t even walk to a patient’s room.”
Christy Byrd named Methodist Specialty Care Center administrator
Registered nurse Christy Byrd of Brandon is the new administrator at Methodist Specialty Care Center in Flowood.
Since 2018, Byrd has been assistant administrator for the 60-bed care facility, which is the first in Mississippi designed especially for younger, severely disabled residents.
Byrd’s degrees include a bachelor of science in biological sciences and a bachelor of science in nursing. Before earning a Nursing Home Administrator’s license in 2018, she completed an Administrator in Training Program via the Mississippi State Board of Nursing Home Administrators.