Hancock Medical Center

Name :

Hancock Medical Center

Address  :

149 Drinkwater Boulevard

Town  :

Bay Saint Louis

State  :

Mississippi

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

39520

Phone  :

228 467 8600

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

tcarlton@hancockmedical.net

Description

About Us
Residents have relied on Hancock Medical Center as their community health resource since 1960 Established under the name of Hancock General Hospital the Dunbar Avenue facility replaced Kings Daughters Hospital a multiroom frame structure located in downtown Bay St Louis

The current Drinkwater Boulevard acute care facility constructed in 1987 is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations A major renovation in 1995 focused on the expansion of the emergency area and several ancillary departments The 7500sqft addition included a large outpatientemergency department lobby expanded respiratory radiology surgery and rehabilitation departments New stateoftheart diagnostic equipment in surgery and radiology allowed more county residents to receive medical care locally An 8000sqft Business and Education Complex opened in 1997 to house the accounting financial and information services departments as well as a spacious classroom available for use by the community

The hospital was licensed for an additional 38 beds for a total of 104 in 1998 and later that year opened the 49000sqft womens and childrens pavilion and new intensive care unit The pavilion is named for longtime Board of Trustees President the late Reverend Charles R Johnson An outpatient surgery registration area and expanded surgical unit were also part of the expansion project

In 2003 the hospital began a multiphase 8 million renovation project to expand several departments and improve patient access to outpatient services In 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast and changed everything The hospital suffered 26 million in damages and the community as a whole was devastated from Katrinas wrath A dedicated group of employees and physicians remained and helped put lives homes and the hospital back together

Today in 2007 Hancock Medical is 47 beds strong and heading back to 104 as residents return to the area A dedicated group of more than 100 physicians representing a broad spectrum of medical specialties make up Hancock Medical Centers active and consulting medical staffs Combined with the dedication of nearly 400 professional staff members our health care team strives to provide the highest quality medical care for our community Our mission is to be the communitys health resource