Behavioral Health Services in Alcorn County

Who is Magnolia Behavioral Health?

Magnolia Behavioral Health is a 19 bed inpatient adult and senior psychiatric unit located on the 3rd Floor North at Magnolia Regional Health Center, consisting of 10 geropsych beds and 9 adult beds. Our program offers acute stabilization, treatment and referral services, including voluntary and involuntary admissions. Our unit treats adults and seniors with a range of psychiatric illnesses in an inpatient treatment setting. Our service offers the people of Northeast Mississippi accessible, quality patient care- the core of the hospital’s mission. Our behavioral health unit will primarily focus on disorders including depression, psychosis, anxiety and chronic mental illnesses. Therapies include psychotherapy, educational groups, activity groups and family education. After discharge, a weekly aftercare group is provided. The center is not able to treat those persons with acute medical or surgical issues. Patients can be accepted by referral or referred for an assessment by an Emergency Room provider. At Magnolia Behavioral Health, patient confidentiality is stressed and carefully protected by the Magnolia Behavioral Health staff. Admissions and referrals to Magnolia Behavioral Health are accepted 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Confidential consultations are available at no charge by calling (662) 293-4280 or (800) 366-1245.

Expert staff include

Board Certified Psychiatrists
On-site Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners
Licensed Social Workers
Registered Nurses
Mental Health Technicians
Activity Therapist
Registered Dietitians
Physical and Occupational Therapy

Senior Behavioral Care

Magnolia Behavioral Health – Senior Care is a 10 bed geriatric psychiatric treatment program accepting voluntary and involuntary patients. Our mission is to help our patients and their families identify and maintain their highest level of functioning achievable. Our Senior Care program offers an acute treatment program designed to address a wide range of geriatric psychiatric disorders that require hospitalization. This highly specialized program provides acute care to geriatric patients exhibiting psychiatric symptoms. Our geropsych team is skilled at completing comprehensive assessments and intervening in highly complex cases involving psychiatric, functional and psychosocial issues.

Who are our patients?

Recent attempted suicide (within 72 hours)
Suicidal ideation
Risk of violence or dangerous assaultive behavior or other acutely uncontrolled behavior as a result of a psychiatric disorder
Self-mutilatioin behavior as a result of a psychiatric disorder
Acuse onset of exacerbation of hallucinations, delusions, and illusions that magnitude and severity of which threaten the patient’s or family’s well-being
Failed outpatient therapy
Manic state admitted for appropriate inpatient treatment
Evidence of symptoms and/or behavior or verbalizations reflecting significant risk or potential danger (or actual demonstrated danger) to self, others, or property. Must be documented a minimum of everyday
Severely impaired social, family, educational, vocational, or developmental functioning or severely disordered behavior. Acute onset of inability to cope with stressful situations

What patients are we unable to accept?

Patient is bedridden, therefore unable to participate in psychiatric milieu
The patient requires assistance from a mechanical ventilator
The patient requires IV fluids or medications (other than occasional antibiotics) or who require constant tube feedings, has central IV lines, PICC lines, or has external A-V shunt
Patient has a known, active, communicable disease which might be easily spread in a communal living environment
Patient is a moderate-to-severe developmental or physical delay, unable to understand and/or participate in an adult milieu
Recent post-operative patients who still have drains, unstable vital signs, or abnormal lab values which could pose a risk to the patient in a non-medical setting.
Patient with proven diagnosis of dementia, with no acute behavioral change or no known psychiatric disorder, and no expectation for positive response to treatment

Frequently Asked Questions

If you or a family member/friend are admitted to Magnolia Behavioral Health, you may have a few questions. Please take a minute and review the following questions/answers: How long will I be a patient on the Inpatient Mental Health Unit? Length of stay depends on many things, including the treatment plan that is designed especially for you. Your doctor and treatment team will discuss this with you in the first few days. Can I have a private room? Private rooms and semi-private rooms are available Can I make telephone calls? There are 2 patient phones on the unit where patients may make and receive telephone calls during scheduled phone times. Telephones are turned off during group and bed times. What activities will I be required /asked to participate in? Daily activities include group therapy, social activities, a daily meeting with your doctor and staff member. Can I smoke while I am on the unit? No. MRHC is a tobacco free facility, but nicotine gum and/or patches can be ordered by the physician. Contact Us

Heart Failure

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Heart Failure Treatment in Corinth, MS

People often think of heart failure is a heart attack, or the heart not working altogether. However, heart failure simply means the heart isn’t pumping blood as well as it should be. If the heart can’t properly circulate blood throughout the body, cells don’t get the oxygen they need which can lead to many side effects. Our cardiovascular center offers care to patients throughout Northern Mississippi including Corinth, Tupelo, and Booneville.

Causes of Heart Failure

It’s important to know how the heart normally functions in order to understand the physical cause of heart failure. The heart is comprised of four chambers: the two atria on the top and two ventricles on the bottom. When it’s working properly, these chambers function in a very organized way and pump in a precise order for oxygen to get to the lungs, as well as other organs and tissue.

However, with heart failure, the heart can’t keep up with the workload. Either the chamber walls of the heart are too thin and aren’t strong enough to bump enough blood, or they’re too thick and can’t fill enough blood in the chambers to supply to the rest of the body.

The heart and body will try and compensate with one more methods such as enlarging the heart chambers to pump more blood, developing more muscle mass to pump more strongly, pumping faster, narrow vessels to regulate blood pressure, or prioritizing blood to important organs (the brain or lungs) from less important organs (kidneys). These may stabilize the symptoms of heart failure temporarily, but they ultimately will cause their own problems and may not treat heart failure in the long run.

Who is at Risk for Heart Failure

Typically, heart failure is more common with age. More than 6 million people in the U.S. live with heart failure, and typically are 65 years of age or older. This is because heart failure is usually a complication of another heart disease, and most people with those diseases are in this age group. The most common conditions that lead to heart failure are coronary artery disease, previous heart attack, and high blood pressure. Heart disease is the most common cause of death in Mississippi, accounting for one third of deaths in the state.

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Signs and Symptoms of Heart Failure

Symptoms of heart failure are usually caused by the body’s compensation of the heart’s weakness. Common symptoms include:

Shortness of breath – Blood backs up in the veins that carry blood to your lungs, due to the heart’s lethargy (and possible enlargement), which leads to fluid buildup in the lungs.

Fatigue and lightheaded feeling – The heart diverts blood to more vital organs which makes your muscles, specifically in your limbs, get less oxygen and feel more tired.

Coughing and wheezing – The coughing may produce cloudy pink mucus caused by fluid buildup in the lungs.

High heart rate – The heart compensating for it’s inability to keep up with blood supply.

Diagnosis of Heart Failure

Talking to your doctor is the first step in heart failure diagnosis and treatment. If a patient complains about any of the above symptoms, their doctor will ask about medical history, more information on symptoms and then conduct a physical exam. If the doctor believes there’s a chance heart failure is the problem, further tests may be taken including:

Stress test

You’ll be hooked up to monitoring equipment and slowly build up your physical exertion on a treadmill by starting to walk, then working up to jogging and other conditions such as an incline. The doctor will see how the heart and body react to sudden changes in physical activity.

Electrocardiogram (EKG) or echocardiography (echo)

Both are used to test the heart’s structure, motion and pumping rhythm. The EKG uses electrical pulses to read the heart, while the echo uses sound waves. These are both painless.

Diagnostic imaging

Your doctor my do a chest X-Ray or PET/CT scan to determine the functionality of the heart.

Cardiac catheterization

A tube is inserted in a blood vessel in your upper thigh or arm, with the tip of the tube positioned at the heart or arteries that supply the heart. A contrast dye is injected through the tube, which can be picked up by X-Rays. The pictures that are produced are called angiograms, and give an overview of how the heart, arteries and cardiovascular system are working.

Treating Heart Failure in Corinth, MS

Most treatments are non-surgical and include medication, lifestyle changes, or just ongoing care. In severe cases, surgery or device implants may be necessary.

It’s important to know that while it is difficult to live with a chronic condition, many people can go on to live happy and active lives. Typically, the people who get the full benefits of treatment and support are the patients willing to change their lives, stick to their treatment and properly manage their condition. Life expectancy depends on the severity of the disease and how early it gets diagnosed.

Our valve clinic is dedicated to diagnosing and treating valve disease both surgically and non-surgically. We also have a team of cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons trained to treat heart disease with minimally invasive surgery.

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