Mississippi has 82 counties, and hospital care is spread unevenly across them. Our directory lists 131 hospital facilities, from large regional medical centers in Jackson and Meridian to small county hospitals in towns such as Bay Springs, Ackerman, and Aberdeen. This page explains how those hospitals are licensed, paid for, and reached, so you can pick the right door before you need it. Where you live in the state changes the answer more than almost anything else.

Who Licenses and Regulates Hospitals in Mississippi

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) licenses hospitals in the state. Its licensure and certification staff inspect facilities, review complaints, and decide whether a hospital meets the minimum standards to operate. MSDH also acts as the state survey agency for the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs. The same inspectors therefore check whether a hospital qualifies to bill those programs.

MSDH also runs the state's Certificate of Need process. A hospital that wants to build a new facility, add beds, or launch certain major services generally needs approval first. The process shapes where new beds and services can appear.

Psychiatric care follows a different track. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the state psychiatric hospitals and certifies many community mental health providers. A behavioral health facility may answer to that agency as well as to MSDH. Medicaid coverage is handled by the Mississippi Division of Medicaid, which contracts with managed care plans under the MississippiCAN program.

Ownership varies widely. Some hospitals are community hospitals owned by a county or a board of trustees, some are nonprofit systems, and others belong to for-profit chains. Several hospitals in our listings carry the Merit Health name, including Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg, Merit Health Natchez, and Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg. Ownership affects billing and financial assistance policies, so it is worth knowing who runs the hospital you plan to visit.

Metro and Rural Hospital Care Across Mississippi

Mississippi's hospitals cluster around a few regional hubs, and the gaps between them are real. A drive of an hour or more to a full-service hospital is ordinary in many rural counties. Knowing your regional hub helps you decide where to go and what to expect when you arrive.

Jackson, Flowood, and the Capital Area

Hinds County has eight listings in our database, led by Ms Baptist Medical Center at 1225 North State Street in Jackson (601-968-1000). The University of Mississippi Medical Center, also in Jackson, is the state's academic medical center and home to its only Level I trauma center. East of the Pearl River, Rankin County includes Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare in Flowood and the Mississippi State Hospital campus listing in Pearl. Patients from across central Mississippi are often transferred into this area when they need specialists.

Meridian and East Mississippi

Meridian has more listings than any other city in the state, and Lauderdale County accounts for eleven of them. Anderson Regional Medical Center, at 1516 23rd Avenue (601-553-6000), is one of the best-known addresses. Meridian serves as a medical hub for east Mississippi and the Alabama border area. Hattiesburg fills a similar role farther south, where Merit Health Wesley on Hardy Street (601-268-8000) anchors Forrest County.

The Gulf Coast

Harrison County covers Gulfport and Biloxi. Garden Park Medical Center on Community Road in Gulfport (228-575-7000) and the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System in Biloxi (228-523-5000) are both in our listings. Coastal hospitals plan around hurricane season, which runs June through November. They may change visiting rules or divert ambulances before a storm. Check local emergency management advisories before you travel for non-urgent care.

The Delta and North Mississippi

In the Delta, Delta Regional Medical Center - West Campus in Greenville (662-334-2169) serves Washington County. Merit Health Northwest Mississippi in Clarksdale (662-627-3211) covers a wide, thinly populated area of Coahoma County. Farther north, North Ms Medical Center in Tupelo (662-377-3000) is a major referral hospital, Panola Medical Center sits in Batesville, and Tishomingo Health Services in Iuka serves the far northeast corner. Methodist Health Care - Olive Branch Hospital in DeSoto County is part of the Memphis metro area, so some families there cross into Tennessee for specialty care.

Small community hospitals such as Choctaw Regional Medical Center in Ackerman, Jasper General Hospital in Bay Springs, and Pioneer Community Hospital of Aberdeen handle everyday emergencies, short stays, and basic testing. Many small rural hospitals hold the federal critical access designation, which limits them to 25 inpatient beds. That is why major trauma, complex surgery, and advanced cardiac care usually mean stabilization locally and transfer to a larger center.

Veterans, Military, Behavioral Health, and Specialty Facilities in Mississippi

Not every listing is a general hospital. Some serve one group of patients, and a phone call first can save a wasted trip.

Most of these sites do not run a full emergency department. If you think you are having an emergency, call 911 rather than driving to a specialty facility.

Choosing Where to Go: Emergency Rooms, Records, and Costs in Mississippi

Call 911 for chest pain, stroke symptoms, severe bleeding, breathing trouble, or serious injury. Ambulance crews take you to the nearest appropriate hospital. In a rural county, that may be a small hospital that stabilizes you and then arranges a transfer. Federal EMTALA rules require any hospital with an emergency department to screen you and stabilize an emergency condition, whether or not you have insurance.

Bring a photo ID, your insurance and Medicaid cards, a list of current medications and allergies, and your primary doctor's name. Veterans should bring their VA identification. Write down the dates of surgeries and major diagnoses if you can.

On cost, federal price transparency rules require hospitals to post their standard charges online. Uninsured patients can ask for a good faith estimate before scheduled care. Nonprofit hospitals must keep a written financial assistance policy, so ask the billing office about it before you pay a large bill. Call the main number from our listing to confirm that the service you need is offered.

Hospitals across Mississippi provide a full range of medical services from emergency and trauma care to specialized treatment programs, with public and nonprofit facilities playing a particularly important role in serving uninsured and rural populations throughout the state.

Hospitals locations are available in 87 cities across Mississippi. They are spread across 74 counties.

Cities with the highest concentration include Meridian, Jackson, Hattiesburg, which serve as major medical centers with academic teaching hospitals, trauma centers, and specialized treatment facilities for the surrounding region.

Residents of Mississippi should know their nearest emergency room location before a medical crisis occurs, and should check their insurance network to understand which hospitals in the state are covered under their plan.

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Residents of Mississippi who face large hospital bills should ask about financial assistance programs before the bill goes to collections. Most hospitals are required to notify patients about charity care options, and applications can often be submitted months after a visit.

Browse Hospitals by county across Mississippi to find the nearest location.

Finding the Right Mississippi Hospital Listing

Start with the county. Hospital care in Mississippi is organized around county seats and regional hubs, and the county pages in this directory show each facility's address and phone number. Neshoba County, for example, has four listings, including Neshoba County General Hospital in Philadelphia and Laird Hospital in Union.

Next, match the facility type to your need. Acute care hospitals handle emergencies and surgery. Behavioral, women's health, and long-term care facilities are listed too, but they may not have an emergency room. Our listings come from public records. Hospital names sometimes change when ownership changes, so a quick call confirms you have the right place.

Before you travel, ask whether the department you need is open and whether the hospital accepts your insurance or Medicaid plan. For billing questions, ask for patient financial services. For records, ask for health information management. Those offices can answer directly.

If you are far from a hub, plan the route. Interstate 20 links Jackson and Meridian, roughly 90 miles apart. Interstate 55 reaches McComb, and US 49 connects Jackson, Hattiesburg, and Gulfport.

Hospital Questions Mississippians Ask

Start with the hospital's patient advocate or patient relations office, which can often resolve billing and care disputes quickly. If the problem involves safety, patient rights, or a possible licensing violation, you can file a complaint with the Mississippi State Department of Health, which licenses hospitals and investigates complaints. Medicare patients can also contact the Medicare quality improvement organization for their region. Put your complaint in writing, include dates and names, and keep copies of bills and records. Complaints about a physician's conduct go to the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure instead.

The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System is at 400 Veterans Avenue in Biloxi, and the number in our listing is 228-523-5000. To use VA care you generally need to enroll first, which you can do online, by phone, or at a VA facility. Bring your discharge papers (DD-214) if you have them. If you need emergency care at a nearby non-VA hospital, such as Garden Park Medical Center in Gulfport, notify the VA within 72 hours. That notice helps the VA decide whether it can help cover the emergency treatment.

Contact the hospital's health information management or medical records department. Federal HIPAA rules give you the right to see and obtain a copy of your records, and the hospital generally must respond within 30 days. Most hospitals ask for a signed request form and a photo ID. If someone else is collecting records for you, they need your written authorization. Hospitals may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee for copies, although electronic copies through a patient portal are often cheaper or free. If the hospital changed owners, ask the current owner's records office, since it often holds the older files.

Go to the emergency room if your condition is urgent. Under federal EMTALA law, a hospital with an emergency department must screen you and stabilize an emergency condition no matter what you can pay. Afterward, ask the billing office about its financial assistance policy. Nonprofit hospitals must have a written policy and make it public. You can also apply through the Mississippi Division of Medicaid, which covers specific groups such as children, pregnant women, older adults, and people with disabilities, or look at the federal Health Insurance Marketplace. Apply as soon as possible and keep every bill and letter.

Call or text 988 at any hour to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or call 911 if someone is in immediate danger. Mississippi's regional community mental health centers, certified through the Department of Mental Health, offer crisis services in their areas. Psychiatric facilities in our listings include Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare at 3531 Lakeland Drive in Flowood (601-936-2024) and Oak Circle Center on the Mississippi State Hospital campus in Pearl (601-351-8000). Admission to state facilities usually involves screening, so call first to ask what is available. If you are unsure, an emergency room can begin the evaluation.

Our database lists four facilities in Neshoba County. Neshoba County General Hospital is at 1001 Holland Avenue in Philadelphia (601-663-1200), and Laird Hospital is at 25117 Mississippi 15 in Union (601-774-8214). Philadelphia is the county seat, so it is the usual first stop for emergencies. For major trauma or advanced specialty care, patients are commonly transferred to larger hospitals in Meridian or Jackson, which are within roughly an hour or two by road. Call ahead for clinic hours, because rural hospitals often schedule visiting specialists on set days of the week.