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From having a newborn to raising toddlers, and every stage between, it’s often difficult to know all the answers. Rest assured Forrest General Hospital has a variety of resources to help navigate the darling chaos of motherhood.

Forrest General Hospital recently acquired a second da Vinci® Xi™ Surgical System, enhancing surgical services and offering more opportunity to patients for minimally invasive procedures. The first System was introduced in January of 2019, and is on track to perform 400 robotic surgeries before the year’s end.

Spending baby's first Christmas in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is not the way most parents envision the holidays. At Forrest General Hospital, three employees, Jennifer Courtney, RN; Ashley Beasley, RN; and Renee Pharr, Respiratory Therapist, go out of their way to make the season a little bit brighter for the parents and little warmer for the hospital’s tiniest patients.

Forrest General’s top employee, leadership and physician awards were presented on December 13 at the hospital’s annual Employee Christmas Party.

Love and joy is easy to spot during the holiday season, but often times “peace” is difficult to find! Whether you are perfecting decorations or planning family celebrations, the holidays can add pressure to an already busy schedule.

Commemorating the end of radiation treatment, Hattiesburg Half Marathon and Forrest General Hospital have begun awarding medals to patients at Forrest General’s Cancer Center.

Forrest General’s Spirit of Women presents HOLIdaze Mississippi Style, a marketplace featuring Mississippi made products. The event will be held Thursday, December 5, from 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. in Forrest General’s Cafeteria Meeting Rooms.

Forrest General is reaching out to the community to raise awareness about hospice and palliative care throughout the month of November. This year's theme is It’s About How You Live.