Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hospitals

North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, Miss.

830 South Gloster Street
Tupelo, MS 38801
(662) 377-3000
www.nmhs.net
This hospital is one of nearly 5,000 that U.S.News evaluated for the latest America's Best Hospitals rankings. See the complete hospital rankings

The following information was provided by American Hospital Association

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 726
Administrator:
Parent system: North Mississippi Hlth Servs
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|Accreditated, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Skilled nursing care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Cancer services
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Fitness center
  • Geriatric services
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Home health services
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Sports medicine
  • Substance-abuse programs
  • Urgent-care center*
  • Women's health center
Patient/family support services:
  • Cancer services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
Community outreach:
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 29,300
Inpatient surgeries: 5,182
Outpatient visits: 118,431
Outpatient surgeries: 20,324
Emergency room visits: 64,804
Births: 2,632
Beds: 726

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
1
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
220
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
19
Total full-time faculty:
N/A
Total part-time faculty:
N/A

Notes

* At another location in healthcare system or through arrangement with another provider.

Find out more about AHA data products at www.ahadata.com.

Data provided by American Hospital Association. Last updated June 2009.

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