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Overview of University Of Mississippi Medical Center

The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson is the health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi. The Medical Center opened in 1955, but its beginnings date to 1903 when a two-year medical school was established on the parent campus in Oxford. In that era, certificate graduates went out of state to complete their doctor of medicine degrees.

The University of Mississippi Medical Center, located in Jackson, is the state's only academic health science center. UMMC includes seven health science schools: medicine, nursing, dentistry, health related professions, graduate studies, population health, and pharmacy. (The School of Pharmacy is headquartered on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford.) Enrollment in all programs is more than 3,000 students.

Total beds: 698

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospital

No of Affiliated Doctors: 838

Specialities: Multi Speciality
Affiliated Providers :
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Medicare Quality data

The Medicare quality data presented below is derived from the www.cms.gov hospital compare data. Star ratings are limited in scope to the data sources they are derived from. The Hospital Compare overall hospital rating summarizes a variety of measures across 7 areas of quality into a single rating for each hospital.


Overall rating

(1/5)

Patient Experience

(1/5)

Safety of care

(1/5)

Timeliness of care

(1/5)

Staying out of Hospital after treatment

(3/5)


Above national average

Same as national average

Below national average

Patient Experience (HCHAPS) data from Medicare


This data is based on HCAHPS survey by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (www.cms.gov).The HCAHPS survey is administered to a random sample of adult patients across medical conditions between 48 hours and 6 weeks after discharge; the survey isn't restricted to Medicare beneficiaries. Hospital Compare currently reports results for the categories listed below.    

73% Patients that would definitely recommend ( 1% higher than the national average )

FAQ's ABOUT HOSPITAL

Always Care - Dental & Vision, Aetna Health Management, Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan, American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan, Blue Cross Blue Shield AHS Network, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi, Cenpatico - Behavioral Health, Cigna PPO and Behavioral Health (excludes transplants), Corvel Healthcare Corp, First Choice Health Plan - includes Humana PPO Commercial, but not Humana Medicare Advantage, First Health Network/Coventry - Aetna, Government Employees Health Insurance Association (GEHA) - United Healthcare, Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association - MPCN, Interlink Health Services - Transplant Services, LifeTrac - Transplant Services, Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS), Mississippi Health Partners (MHP) - Family Medicine Only, Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN), Mississippi State Hospital, Multiplan - PHCS/American Life Care, North Mississippi Health Link, OptumHealth Care Solutions, Inc. - Transplant Services, PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Tricare, Triwest VA, United Healthcare - PPO Commercial, CHIP, MSCAN, Behavioral Health, Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, PPACA Plan and Medicare Advantage Plan, Veterans Administration

698

1955

The hospital accepts various types of health insurance, but individual coverage may be variable. You should check with your insurance whether the hospital is in network or not. You can make payment via cash, credit card or debit card.

Jackson Station

Hawkins Field Airport

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