Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning
Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development
Chapter 05 - Acute Care Facilities and Services Overview
Section 15-8-90-05-501 - Hospital Outpatient Services
The following table shows the number of visits to hospital emergency rooms and hospital outpatient clinics in FY 2020. These statistics represent an increase over 2016's total of 5,629,572 visits to hospitals with emergency departments and hospital outpatient clinics.
Table 5-2
Selected Data for Hospital-Based or Affiliated Outpatient Clinics by General Service Area FY 2020
General Hospital Service Area |
Number with Emergency Department |
Number of Emergency Room Visits |
Number of Hospitals with Outpatient Clinics |
Number of Outpatient Clinic Visits |
Total Outpatient Visits (Emergency & Clinic) |
Mississippi |
92 |
1,311,737 |
71 |
4,394,704 |
5,706,441 |
1 |
6 |
138,493 |
4 |
70,435 |
208,928 |
2 |
8 |
175,941 |
7 |
840,844 |
1,016,785 |
3 |
7 |
129,512 |
4 |
207,400 |
336,912 |
4 |
14 |
71,534 |
13 |
520,815 |
592,349 |
5 |
24 |
185,968 |
16 |
990,179 |
1,176,147 |
6 |
7 |
102,207 |
7 |
276,988 |
379,195 |
7 |
8 |
103,280 |
6 |
259,341 |
362,621 |
8 |
8 |
182,182 |
6 |
188,634 |
370,816 |
9 |
10 |
222,620 |
8 |
1,040,068 |
1,262,688 |
Source: Applications for Renewals of Hospital License, FY 2020 Annual Hospital Report