Wesley Medical Park welcomed its first tenant last week as Wesley Medical Group – Oak Grove opened for business. Prospective patients and community members are invited to meet Dr. Brandon Coleman, nurse practitioner Selena Clearman, and their staff during an open house at 10 a.m. on August 9. The event will include refreshments, clinic tours and door prizes.

Dr. Benjamin Burkett stopped by WDAM Midday to introduce himself to the area and talk about community health.

Dr. Burkett is the new medical doctor who specializes in family medicine and pediatrics at the Wesley Medical Group in Petal.

The doctor came to talk about the importance of getting children immunized before school and adults who are Medicare eligible, to take advantage of the Annual Wellness benefit. It is a benefit to screen for certain diseases.

A group of 35 young women from across the state who are competing in the 2012 Mississippi Miss Hospitality pageant visited Forrest General on Tuesday. The contestants took time out of their busy pageant week touring schedule to bring joy and smiles to patients in the hospital’s Pediatrics department.