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Leapfrog Grade A Spring 2025

May 2, 2025

Sixteen Military Hospitals Receive Leapfrog's Highest Safety Grade

Defense Health Agency Headquarters, Falls Church Va. — The Defense Health Agency has announced that 16 military hospitals received an "A" rating in the latest Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assessment for Spring 2025. These high grades reflect the DHA's ongoing dedication to transparency and providing high-quality care to service members and their families.

Seven medical professionals from Keesler Medical Center, Biloxi Miss., traveled to Pascagoula High School on Nov. 30 to interact with Health Occupation Students of America program students. The team shared their medical journey, assignments, deployments, their path to college, and pointers on applying for financial aid.

Nov. 30, 2023

Keesler medical practitioners collaborate with local students

BILOXI, Ms. — Seven military medical practitioners from varying specialties and military service branches at Keesler Medical Center traveled to Pascagoula High School on Nov. 30 to engage students interested in medical professions.

A member of the Family Birthing Center demonstrates the Jada® system.

Nov. 17, 2023

New Device Implemented in the Family Birthing Center

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — The staff of Keesler Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center is employing an innovative tool for birthing people experiencing postpartum hemorrhage. The Jada® system, a new tool in their arsenal, will be used to provide control and treatment of abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding.

A Military Health System GENESIS informational card

Sept. 14, 2022

MHS GENESIS is coming to Keesler

BILOXI, MS — Keesler will transition to the Military Health System’s new electronic health record system, MHS GENESIS, on Sept. 24.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ronald Jones, 81st Medical Group chief of electrophysiology, poses in the catheterization lab at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 4, 2022. Jones is currently the only electrophysiologist in the Air Force and treats patients at Keesler and in the local community.

May 10, 2022

The heart of patient care

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — A Keesler doctor is elevating the 81st Medical Group’s health care mission and paving a trail for others along the way. Lt. Col. Ronald Jones, 81st MDG chief of electrophysiology, is currently the only electrophysiologist serving in the Air Force. He is also one of the only doctors of his specialty serving the Gulf Coast community.

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