Healer. Detective. Adviser. Confidante. Comforter. These are among the many roles doctors fulfill each day as they care for patients and their families.

Whether it is in a hospital, a clinic, or a long-term care facility, doctors work tirelessly to make sure patients get the care they need.

On March 30, healthcare organizations will celebrate National Doctors’ Day. First observed in Winder, Ga., in 1933, Doctors’ Day honors the contributions physicians make to communities across the country. We, at Natchez Community Hospital and Natchez Regional Medical Center are proud to honor the work of the more than 37 primary care physicians and specialists on our medical staff.

Caring for the sick and maintaining good health for those who are well requires teamwork of the highest level, and doctors are at the core of this relationship. We work closely with the physicians on our medical staff to deliver quality, personalized care to each patient. Having physicians who share this commitment and our mission to deliver high-quality care is important to us and we’re fortunate that members of our medical staff share these beliefs.

We’re committed to making sure the community has access to the healthcare services it needs. That’s why recruiting and retaining talented physicians and surgeons to our community is a top priority.

Through this next year the local hospitals are working jointly to recruit a urologist, neurologist, and a psychiatrist to the market. A new general surgeon will be starting in September, and we are looking to grow the hospitalist program at Natchez Regional Medical Center. We continue to evaluate opportunities for expansion of primary care services as well. We also appreciate those physicians who have served as the foundation of our medical staff over the years.

In the last two years, we have welcomed Dr. Melissa Jones as an OB/GYN and Dr. Ken Drane as an internal medicine and sleep medicine physician.

And so, as Natchez celebrates Doctors’ Day, we recognize all the doctors in the community for their contributions, and we say a special thank you to the members of our medical staff for their dedication to our patients.

 

Eric Robinson is chief executive officer of Natchez Community Hospital and Natchez Regional Hospital. Natchez Community Hospital is directly or indirectly owned by a partnership that includes physician owners, including certain members of the hospital’s medical staff.