Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning
Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development
Chapter 04 - Perinatal Care
Section 15-8-90-04-402 - Physical Facilities for Perinatal Care
In Fiscal Year 2019, fifty-nine (59) hospitals reported at least one live birth. Forty-three (43) of these hospitals handled deliveries on a regular basis while sixteen (16) hospitals performed deliveries in cases where the mother could not reach a hospital with obstetrical services in time. Three (3) of these hospitals reported more than 2,000 obstetrical deliveries in Fiscal Year 2019, accounting for 7,095 deliveries or 20.1 percent of the state's total hospital deliveries: Forest General Hospital with 2,516 deliveries, North Mississippi Medical Center with 2,322 deliveries, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center with 2,2,257 deliveries. These hospitals with a large number of deliveries are strategically located in north, central and south Mississippi. Map 4-2 shows the Perinatal Planning Areas.
Table 4-4
Utilization Data for Hospitals with Obstetrical Deliveries FY 2018 and FY 2019
|
Facility |
County |
Number of Deliveries FY 2018 |
Number of Deliveries FY 2019 |
|
Forrest General Hospital |
Forrest |
2,510 |
2,516 |
|
North Mississippi Medical Center |
Lee |
2,202 |
2,322 |
|
University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Hinds |
2,154 |
2,257 |
|
St Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital |
Hinds |
1,591 |
1,609 |
|
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center |
Hinds |
1,819 |
1,532 |
|
Merit Health River Oaks |
Rankin |
1,582 |
1,506 |
|
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport |
Harrison |
1,299 |
1,272 |
|
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Desoto |
Desoto |
1,406 |
1,266 |
|
Anderson Regional Medical Center |
Lauderdale |
1,193 |
1,069 |
|
Merit Health Wesley |
Lamar |
1,102 |
989 |
|
OCH Regional Medical Center |
Oktibbeha |
910 |
976 |
|
Merit Health Woman's Hospital |
Rankin |
905 |
943 |
|
Rush Foundation Hospital |
Lauderdale |
1,008 |
913 |
|
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi |
Lafayette |
882 |
894 |
|
Merit Health Biloxi |
Harrison |
884 |
891 |
|
South Central Regional Medical Center |
Jones |
890 |
891 |
|
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Union County |
Union |
945 |
864 |
|
Ocean Springs Hospital |
Jackson |
796 |
817 |
|
Merit Health Natchez |
Adams |
793 |
760 |
|
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle |
Lowndes |
831 |
743 |
|
King's Daughters Medical Center - Brookhaven |
Lincoln |
727 |
704 |
|
Methodist Olive Branch Hospital |
Desoto |
637 |
684 |
|
Merit Health Central |
Hinds |
665 |
671 |
|
Delta Regional Medical Center - Main Campus |
Washington |
692 |
614 |
|
Southwest Miss Regional Medical Center |
Pike |
605 |
589 |
|
Northwest Mississippi Medical Center |
Coahoma |
639 |
580 |
|
Magnolia Regional Health Care Center |
Alcorn |
649 |
564 |
|
North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore-Amory |
Monroe |
636 |
559 |
|
Singing River Hospital |
Jackson |
587 |
553 |
|
Merit Health Madison |
Madison |
488 |
519 |
|
Merit Health River Region |
Warren |
399 |
499 |
|
Garden Park Medical Center |
Harrison |
550 |
483 |
|
Greenwood Leflore Hospital |
Leflore |
493 |
425 |
|
Bolivar Medical Center |
Bolivar |
379 |
385 |
|
North MS Medical Center - West Point |
Clay |
475 |
384 |
|
81 Medical Group (Keesler) |
Harrison |
326 |
339 |
|
University of MS Medical Center Grenada |
Grenada |
348 |
312 |
|
Highland Community Hospital |
Pearl River |
249 |
291 |
|
George County Regional Hospital |
George |
267 |
268 |
|
Panola Medical Center |
Panola |
286 |
266 |
|
Wayne General Hospital |
Wayne |
174 |
190 |
|
South Sunflower County Hospital |
Sunflower |
168 |
183 |
|
Ochsner Medical - Hancock |
Hancock |
191 |
177 |
|
University of MS Medical Center - Holmes County |
Holmes |
1 |
4 |
|
Baptist Medical Center Yazoo |
Yazoo |
4 |
4 |
|
Baptist Medical Center Attala |
Attala |
2 |
2 |
|
Covington County Hospital |
Covington |
1 |
2 |
|
Monroe Regional Hospital |
Monroe |
0 |
2 |
|
Laird Hospital |
Newton |
0 |
2 |
|
Scott Regional Hospital |
Scott |
1 |
2 |
|
Copiah County Medical Center |
Copiah |
0 |
1 |
|
Jefferson County Hospital |
Jefferson |
0 |
1 |
|
Jefferson Davis County Community Hospital |
Jeff Davis |
0 |
1 |
|
Baptist Medical Center - Leake County |
Leake |
1 |
1 |
|
Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital |
Montgomery |
0 |
1 |
|
Merit Health Rankin |
Rankin |
0 |
1 |
|
S.E. Lackey Memorial Hospital |
Scott |
0 |
1 |
|
Magee General Hospital |
Simpson |
2 |
1 |
|
Stone County Hospital |
Stone |
1 |
1 |
|
Claiborne County Medical Center |
Claiborne |
1 |
0 |
|
Marion General Hospital |
Marion |
1 |
0 |
|
North MS Medical Center |
Pontotoc |
2 |
0 |
|
Baptist Memorial Hospital |
Prentiss |
1 |
0 |
|
Sharkey - Issaquena Community Hospital |
Sharkey |
2 |
0 |
|
North Sunflower County Hospital |
Sunflower |
1 |
0 |
|
Tallahatchie General Hospital |
Tallahatchie |
1 |
0 |
|
Walthall County General Hospital |
Walthall |
1 |
0 |
|
Winston Medical Center |
Winston |
2 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
36,357 |
35,296 |
Source: Mississippi Office of Vital Records and Public Health Statistics, Mississippi State Department of Health 2021
Mississippi State Department of Health, Office of Health Informatics
