Mississippi Baptist Medical Center to host annual newborn ICU reunion

WHAT: Mississippi Baptist Medical Center will celebrate newborn intensive care unit patients (babies who spent time in the newborn ICU and eventually transitioned to pediatric primary care) this week. The reunion is open to all patients and their families. This year’s reunion theme is “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” and will feature a photo booth, face painting, games and refreshments. Nurses, physicians and staff will be present as well. 

WHEN: Saturday, April 25  
              10 a.m.–noon

WHERE: Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Atrium 
               1225 North State Street   
               Jackson, MS 39202

BACKGROUND: Named the No. 1 hospital in Mississippi seven years in a row by U.S. News & World Report and among Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2025 “Great Hospitals in America,” Mississippi Baptist Medical Center is one of the most decorated hospitals in Mississippi. MBMC has 638 licensed beds and is home to Baptist Cancer Center, a six-level tower housing the Cardiovascular Center and Baptist for Women, which is Baby-Friendly USA accredited. The hospital has received numerous awards and recognition for its excellent care, including multiple recognitions from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology in 2025 and 15 High Performing Hospital designations from U.S. News & World Report for 2025-2026. MBMC signed a shared mission agreement with Baptist Memorial Health Care in May 2017, making Baptist Memorial one of Mississippi’s largest employers and the largest health care system in the state. For more information, visit baptistonline.org/mbmc or follow us on www.facebook.com/mississippibaptistmedicalcenter.

INTERVIEW/PHOTOGRAPHY OPPORTUNITIES:     

• Former patient families
• Neonatologist 

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