988: The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline goes Live.
Fri, 12/02/2022
On July 16, 2022, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) transitioned from a 10-digit…
Job Fair & Blood Drive
Tue, 08/16/2022
Come join us at SMSH on September 1st for our Job Fair from 9 AM until 3 PM & Blood Drive from 12:30 PM until 4:30 PM
Positions currently…
The Employee of the 2nd Quarter 2022
Thu, 07/14/2022
The Employee of the 2nd Quarter of 2022 is....
Angela Thompson
Angela is our Social Work Director.
Congratulations and thank you for…
Employee of the 1st Quarter 2022
Thu, 04/28/2022
The Employee of the 1st Quarter of 2022 is....
Misty Barrett!
Misty is our Clinical Support Coordinator.
Congratulations and thank you for…
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.
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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. Ducksworth…
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…