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 15-8-90-05-503 - Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals
A long-term acute care (LTAC) hospital is a freestanding, Medicare-certified acute care hospital with an average length of inpatient stay greater than twenty-five (25) calendar days, which is primarily engaged in providing chronic or long-term medical care to patients who do not require more than three (3) hours of rehabilitation or comprehensive rehabilitation per day, and has a transfer agreement with an acute care medical center and a comprehensive medical rehabilitation facility. As of FY 2020, seven (7) long-term acute care hospitals were in operation. The following table lists specific LTAC information.
Table 5-3
Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals 2020
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Facility |
Location |
Licensed Beds |
Occupancy Rate (%) |
ALOS |
Discharges |
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General Hospital Service Area 1 |
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NONE |
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General Hospital Service Area 2 |
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NONE |
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General Hospital Service Area 3 |
39 |
56.28 |
30.52 |
257 |
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Allegiance Specialty Hospital Greenville |
Greenville |
39 |
56.28 |
30.52 |
257 |
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General Hospital Service Area 4 |
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NONE |
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General Hospital Service Area 5 |
121 |
85.12 |
28.68 |
1,272 |
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KPC/Promise Hospital of Vicksburg Select Specialty Hospital-Belhaven Select Specialty Hospital of Jackson |
Vicksburg Jackson Jackson |
35 33 53 |
77.72 74.65 96.54 |
34.56 26.12 27.03 |
318 330 624 |
|
General Hospital Service Area 6 |
89 |
48.69 |
21.93 |
708 |
|
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Regency Hospital of Meridian Specialty Hospital of Meridian |
Meridian Meridian |
40 49 |
45.38 51.39 |
27.59 18.97 |
243 465 |
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General Hospital Service Area 7 |
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NONE |
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General Hospital Service Area 8 |
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NONE |
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General Hospital Service Area 9 |
61 |
56.37 |
28.31 |
395 |
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Select Specialty Hospital - Gulfport |
Gulfport |
61 |
56.37 |
28.31 |
395 |
|
Total |
310 |
65.38 |
26.99 |
2,632 |
Source: Applications for Renewal of Hospital License for FY 2020, Annual Hospital Report and MSDH, Office of Health Planning and Resource Development surveys.
Note: There are currently no LTAC Hospitals located in GHSA 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8.
