ORANGE CITY – Florida Hospital Fish Memorial announced today that board certified in Internal Medicine physician James Carol Thompson, Jr., MD, has joined its medical staff.

Dr. Thompson received his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, S.C. He completed his internship and residency at North Carolina Baptist Hospital/Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Additionally, Dr. Thompson researched onogene expression, the development and endocrine function of the anterior pituitary gland and was published in Acta Anatomica for his studies of epithelial cells forming Rathke’s pouch.

Dr. Thompson has practiced internal medicine in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia for more than 14 years.

His new office is located at 1027 Town Center Drive in Orange City. Dr. Thompson’s services include adult immunizations and annual flu vaccines; management of acute injury and minor injury; and management of chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and congestive heart failure.

He is accepting new patients ages 18 and older and most insurance plans. His office can be reached at (386) 456-1200.

About Florida Hospital Fish Memorial
Florida Hospital Fish Memorial is a 175-bed full-service hospital providing inpatient and outpatient services as well as 24-hour emergency and critical care. It is a member of Adventist Health System, the largest Protestant not-for-profit hospital system in the nation and works to provide exceptional, patient-focused care to the DeBary, Deltona, Orange City and Sanford communities. The hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.  Florida Hospital Fish Memorial is Chest Pain Accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers.  The hospital has been recognized by FMQAI - The Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Florida with the FMQAI Performance Achievement Award.  This honor recognizes Florida Hospital Fish Memorial on work to improve the quality of health care for Medicare beneficiaries during the last three years. The hospital has also been recognized for the seventh consecutive year among the 2011 Orlando Sentinel’s Top 100 Companies for Working Families. For more information about Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, visit www.fhfishmemorial.org.