Employee of the Year 2021
Thu, 04/28/2022
Our 2021 Employee of the Year is....
April Holder!
April is our Nurse Executive
Congratulations and thank you for everything that you do.
Words…
Julius Ducksworth Named Employee of the Quarter at SMSH
Tue, 08/04/2020
PURVIS, Miss. -- Julius Ducksworth was recently named South Mississippi State Hospital’s first quarter 2020 Employee of the Quarter. …
MERWIN BROWN CHOSEN EMPLOYEE OF THE THIRD QUARTER
Wed, 11/01/2017
Merwin Brown, pharmacy tech, was chosen Employee of the Quarter at the hospital's September Employee Celebration.
Merwin Brown was recently named…
SMSH EXPANDS BRIDGING THE GAP PROGRAM
Fri, 08/25/2017
South Mississippi State Hospital staff recently took steps to expand their Bridging the Gap program to include chanceries, legislators and law…
SMSH EMPLOYEES GRADUATE FROM STATE PERSONNEL BOARD CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Fri, 07/07/2017
Two South Mississippi State Hospital employees were among almost 50 government employees representing numerous Mississippi agencies who recently…
MAY WATSON NAMED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AT FRIENDS ANNUAL MEETING
Mon, 05/15/2017
During the recent annual meeting of Friends of South Mississippi State Hospital, May Watson, an RN at the Purvis behavioral health program, was named…
SABRINA YOUNG SELECTED AS NEW HOSPITAL DIRECTOR AT SMSH
Mon, 01/30/2017
Sabrina Young, a Mississippi Gulf Coast native, was appointed Director of South Mississippi State Hospital (SMSH) in Purvis by the Mississippi Board…
CARLA WHITFIELD CHOSEN EOQ
Tue, 01/17/2017
Carla Whitfield, SMSH Family Nurse Practitioner, was chosen as the fourth quarter 2016 Employee of the Quarter.
Carla Whitfield was recently named…
BRUCE BLAKENEY NAMED EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER
Fri, 10/21/2016
Bruce Blakeney was recently named South Mississippi State Hospital’s third quarter 2016 Employee of the Quarter. He began working at SMSH as an…
SMSH AWARDED JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITATION
Tue, 08/09/2016
PURVIS, Miss. -- South Mississippi State Hospital today announced it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital…