PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Singing River Health System on Wednesday celebrated its 50th anniversary of emergency room service. The ER was the first to open full-time in the state. In those 50 years, the ER department has continued to grow in staff, equipment, and patients. Between Ocean Springs and Pascagoula, more than 100,000 patients have gone through those doors every year. (Source: WLOX, 05/10/17)