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Hattiesburg Clinic’s Chief Executive Officer, Bryan N. Batson, MD, is responsible for the strategic success of Mississippi’s largest, privately-owned, multi-specialty medical group practice. Batson works in cooperation with the clinic’s physician-led board of directors to ensure the implementation of Hattiesburg Clinic’s mission, which is to provide quality health care in an efficient and cost-effective manner, with excellence and service to the patient.

In addition to his 17 years of experience as a practicing physician, Batson has led Hattiesburg Clinic in various administrative capacities, including serving on the clinic’s board of directors since 2008.  During this time, Batson accepted the responsibility as Chief Medical Informatics Officer and oversaw the implementation and optimization of the organization's electronic medical record system with Epic, earning numerous certifications and awards. The clinic recently received the Epic Gold Star Level 10 award, making the clinic one of only six entities worldwide to reach that level of achievement in 2020. Hattiesburg Clinic’s Epic electronic medical record installation is considered in the top one percent of all Epic customers.

Batson’s other responsibilities include serving as the medical director of the clinic’s value-based plans and as chair of the quality care improvement committee. In 2017, Hattiesburg Clinic’s largest value-based plan of over 20,000 Medicare patients was rated number one in the U.S. for quality performance when compared to similarly-situated accountable care organizations.

In spring 2020, Batson served as the director of COVID-19 operations and was responsible for launching the Cough & Fever Clinic, a COVID-19 testing and treatment site located in Hattiesburg. Batson worked with physician and administrative leaders to quickly and effectively respond to an international pandemic, creating a local health care facility dedicated to the testing diagnosis and care of COVID-positive patients.

Batson received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson, Miss., where he also completed his internship and residency in the internal medicine-pediatrics combined program. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Medical Association. Batson is also certified as a Clinical Specialist in Hypertension by the American Heart Association.

In 2018, Forrest General Hospital presented Batson with the Innovator Award during their 12th-annual Philip W. Rogers Awards dinner. These annual awards are given to healthcare professionals who exemplify a commitment to medicine and excellence in patient care.
Batson and his wife, Amy, reside in Hattiesburg, and together they have three daughters.

Brady received a BA in Finance from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2002. He attained CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification in 2006, the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2010, and the Chartered Market Technician designation in 2017. In 2019, Brady was named to the InvestmentNews 40 Under 40 List and authored an economic history book titled In Light of Yesterday, which covers five decades of fascinating events that shaped the global economy. He also published the DOMINO series podcast along with business associates Kent Oliver and Jim Grenn, which explores the ripple effects of economic changes.

Brady is an active member of the Chartered Financial Analyst Society of Mississippi and serves as President of the Pinebelt Foundation, a not-for-profit organization designed to support charitable activities that benefit residents of the Pine Belt area of South Mississippi, with a mission to build better communities through philanthropy.

Brady and his wife Christen enjoy travel, professional sporting events & New Orleans dining, and spending time with their sons Manny and Beni, who are actively involved in local sports.

Dr. Garrett started Homes of Hope for Children over 14 years ago. As a child, Michael was blessed along with his two sisters to live and grow up at the Baptist Children’s home in Louisiana. God used that ministry to change the direction of his life and now he is back serving in the ministry that first served him.

In the summer of 2006, he came to South Mississippi with the passion and vision to build a children’s home ministry that would serve the needs of hurting children in South Mississippi. In just four years, the ministry grew from a vision to a reality. Homes of Hope for Children is a debt-free ministry with a 42-acre campus. Currently, the ministry has four cottages that can serve 28 children, and two transitional duplexes that can serve up to 12 young adults once they graduate from high school on our campus.

Dr. Garrett has been happily married to his wife Julie for 18 years. They have a 15-year old son named Caleb and an 11-year old daughter named Kelly Rose.