Bobbie Ware, administrator and chief executive officer of the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, speaks about the medical center being designated as a Level III trauma and primary pediatric center and a Mississippi burn center on Thursday, August 10, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
The state Health Department deemed Mississippi Baptist Medical Center qualified to host a burn center, health system officials announced at a press conference Thursday.
But with almost half of Baptist’s burn center requirements not fully met and millions from the state Legislature in flux, there’s still a long way to go.
