Dr. Robert “Bobby” Dale currently serves as the Vice President of Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer for Delta Health Alliance, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and coordinating a wide variety of healthcare initiatives across 18 counties of the Mississippi Delta region. As Vice President, Dr. Dale is responsible for the four 21st Century Clinics supported by DHA. Dr. Dale’s education and training began with a Bachelor’s of Science from Mississippi State University and received his Doctoral of Medicine from the University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine. He did an internship at the University Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Dr. Dale is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and is a Fellow in the American College of Emergency Physicians.   Prior to his position with Delta Health Alliance, Dr. Dale served in the following capacities: Emergency Department Staff Physician, Emergency Department Assistant Medical Director and Emergency Department Medical Director at NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER in Tupelo, Mississippi; Emergency Department Medical Director at GILMORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL in Amory, Mississippi Emergency Department Medical Director and Emergency Department Staff Physician at BERGER HOSPITAL in Circleville, Ohio Emergency Department Staff Physician at RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL in Columbus, Ohio Affiliate Clinical Faculty at THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE in Columbus, Ohio Emergency Department Staff Physician and Employee Health Director at SOUTHERN OHIO MEDICAL CENTER in Portsmouth, Ohio Physician/Partner in Hazlehurst Clinic (Family Practice), Emergency Department Director/Emergency Medicine Services Chairman, Emergency Department Staff Physician and Chief of Staff at HARDY WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL in Hazlehurst, Mississippi Emergency Department Staff Physician at the MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER in Jackson, Mississippi   Throughout his 37 years in healthcare, Dr. Dale practices based on the knowledge and skills required for the prevention, diagnosis and management of acute and urgent aspects of illness and injury affecting patients of all age groups with a full spectrum of undifferentiated physical and behavioral disorders.  

Flu season is around the corner! It’s time to get a flu shot! Do not be afraid of them, as in spite of what you may hear from others, they DO NOT cause the flu. Occasionally someone may not feel quite normal for a day or two afterward, but that is nothing compared to the flu. Every year hospital ERs and doctors’ offices are inundated with people who have neglected to get flu shots.