Round 2 Methodist Counting on CON Process Changes Being Adopted July 8 OLIVE BRANCH—Undaunted by the Mississippi Legislature's inaction on certificate of need legislation that would have allowed Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to build a 100-bed hospital in Olive Branch, leaders at the Memphis-based healthcare system are ready to try again. LYNNE JETER

Fighting Obesity AHA Prepares for Go Health Challenge Because Mississippi has the highest rate of obesity in the nation, the American Heart Association (AHA) is focusing on building awareness about decreasing the rate of childhood obesity in the metro Jackson area. LYNNE JETER

Moving it up a Notch Mississippi's Family Health Care Clinic Improves Quality of Healthcare via e-Network Upgrade Mississippi's Family Health Network recently implemented a unified system encompassing electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) to better coordinate patient care and to provide cost-efficient, high quality medical/dental services to Mississippians regardless of their ability to pay. LYNNE JETER

Urgent and Emergent Nation's Trauma & Emergency System Nears Breaking Point Congress is currently considering two pieces of legislation that many leaders in trauma care and emergency medicine consider a lifeline for their respective specialties. Without intervention, these professionals fear a time will come when a call for emergency care cannot be answered. CINDY SANDERS

Bruce Hirshman, DO Between the cane, the slight limp and the squint-eyed scowl, there was little doubt whom Bruce Hirshman, DO, was suggesting as he stood before physicians and physical therapists at the Methodist Pain Management Center in Flowood. LUCY SCHULTZE

Jason Williams, MD Bringing cutting-edge medical services to one of the poorest parts of the United States has its challenges. But as radiologist Jason R. Williams, MD, is finding, the rewards can be just as great. LUCY SCHULTZE