Scott Regional Medical Center Inc

HOSPITAL AND CLINIC PATIENT SERVICE

SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL OPENED IN JUNE 1993, PROVING QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO THE PEOPLE OF MORTON, MISSISSIPPI, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2007, SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL BECAME A DIVISION OF RUSH HEALTH SYSTEMS IN MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, BRINGING MEDICAL EXPERTISE AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT TO THE HOSPITAL.A 25-BED ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL, SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. PATIENTS CAN BE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL IF THEIR MEDICAL NEEDS MAKE THAT THE BEST OPTION. A VARIETY OF OTHER SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BASIS THROUGH THE HOSPITAL'S IMAGING, LABORATORY AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY.SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL HAS SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR ADULTS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS COPING WITH EVERYDAY LIVING DUE TO ANXIETY, GRIEF AND/OR DEPRESSION. SENIOR CARE IS AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM THAT HAS HELPED MANY INDIVIDUALS. SENIOR CARE OFFERS FREE ASSESSMENTS BY A NURSE IN THE HOME, AND TRANSPORTATION CAN BE PROVIDED. PATIENTS ARE CARED FOR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THEIR PHYSICIAN BY A LICENSED HEALTH CARE TEAM INCLUDING REGISTERED NURSES, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, DIETITIANS, PHARMACISTS AND OTHER ANCILLARY STAFF, DEPENDING ON THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL NEEDS.AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS STAFFED WITH QUALIFIED EMERGENCY ROOM HOSPITALISTS AND FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THE HOSPITALISTS ALSO ACT AS HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS, WHICH MEANS THEY CAN ADMIT AND CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A PHYSICIAN WHO REGULARLY ADMITS PATIENTS AT THE HOSPITAL.SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATIVE CARE ARE AVAILABLE AT SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL THROUGH THE SWING BED PROGRAM. THOSE RECOVERING FROM SURGERY, A STROKE, A FRACTURE OR AN EXTENDED MEDICAL ILLNESS AND HOSPITALIZATION CAN CHOOSE TO REHABILITATE AT SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL, WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED IN ANOTHER LOCATION.IN 2021, SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS AS SHOWN ON SCHEDULE H AT A COST OF $411,035. ALTHOUGH EQUITABLE PAYMENT FOR SERVICES IS ESSENTIAL TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL VIABILITY, SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE RESOURCES REQUIRED TO REIMBURSE THE HOSPITAL FOR ALL SERVICES PROVIDED. KEEPING ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY, SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL PROVIDES FREE CARE AND SUBSIDIZED CARE WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES WHERE THE NEED FOR SUCH CARE EXISTS. ALONG WITH BEING THE ONE OF THE COUNTY'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS AND A MAJOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS BY VIRTUE OF ITS PAYROLL, SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES MANY BENEFITS TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN THE AREAS OF CIVIC INVOLVEMENT AND GIVING INCLUDING ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY WITH ITS ANNUAL FORESTRY DAY PROGRAM, CONDUCTING AND ATTENDING COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS AND PROVIDING FREE MEDICAL SCREENING TESTS AND DISSEMINATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AT CIVIC CLUB MEETINGS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS.