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Southeast Mississippi Rural Health
Initiative, Inc.
and
Forrest General Hospital
Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative,
Inc.
Mission Statement:
To provide access to quality, primary and preventive
health care to our communities in a safe, patient
centered, compassionate environment.
Forrest General Hospital
Mission Statement:
To provide high quality health services
accessible and available to the residents of
South Mississippi
Forrest General Hospital
632 Bed Health System
392 Bed Main Hospital
95 Bed Highland Community Hospital (formerly Crosby Memorial)
88 Bed Pine Grove Behavioral Health Hospital
24 Bed CARF-accredited Rehab Hospital
33 Bed LTAC run by Regency Hospitals
49 Bed Walthall County Hospital managed by FGH
Regional Trauma Center (85,000 Annual ER Visits)
Supporting Tertiary Hospital for 7 Critical Access Hospitals
$77 Million in Charity Care Annually
17 County Service Area
Southeast Mississippi Rural Health
Initiative, Inc.
Federally Qualified Health
Center
Primary medical and
dental care provided with
sliding fee scale
Fourteen clinic locations in
five counties
41,000 patients served each
year
19 school districts
We Are More Together!
Obstetrics and
Gynecology
Full prenatal care for
all underserved
pregnant women
Deliveries at FGH
Assistance from WIC
and PHRM
Joint Sponsorship
Lumberton Family Health Center
Joint Sponsorship
Minor Care Clinic
Building and Building
Employee Assistance Program
Building More
Education and Staff
Development
Joint Sessions
Continuing Education
Compliance Working
Group
Newsletters
1st Visit Free Program
Pharmacy
Testing More
Diagnostic and
Imaging Testing
Laboratory and X-ray
Services
Growing Together
Recruitment of Providers
Providing More Services
Pharmacy
Assistance
Center
Working for Better Health
Center for
Healthy Living
Education
Screening
Health
Promotion
Women’s Health
Breast and Cervical
Cancer Screening
Program
Clinical Breast Exams
and Pap Tests at
SeMRHI
Mammograms at
Forrest General
Hospital
Helping the Most Needy
Reducing Emergency Room Visits
“First Visit Free” Program
In-Patient Coordination
FGH Hospitalists admit and care for SeMRHI in-
patients
Shared computer system links prenatal patient charts
to hospital delivery department
Shared computer system allows SeMRHI to collect
birth information
Building for the Future
Minor Care Clinic- enhancement
opportunities
Continuous Assessment of Needs
Expansion into Additional Underserved Areas
Commitment to Care for Underserved
Centers for Healthy Living
Partners for Health
Together, We Are More
Forrest General Hospital and
Southeast Mississippi Rural Health
Initiative, Inc.