MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEMS INC

MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. IS THE HOLDING COMPANY FOR SEVERAL NON-PROFIT ENTITIES TO WHICH IT PROVIDES VARIOUS MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. IS THE PARENT COMPANY OF MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, INC., A 638 BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - LEAKE, INC., A 25 BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - YAZOO, INC., A 25 BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - ATTALA, LLC, A 25 BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, AND MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, INC., A NETWORK OF PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS. MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. ALSO PROVIDES HOME HEALTH CARE, HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND ADULT DAY CARE SERVICES. THROUGH THE DECADES, MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. HAS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE, CHRISTIAN-BASED MEDICAL CARE TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI. THE ACTIVITIES OF BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - ATTALA, LLC, A DISREGARDED ENTITY OF MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., ARE INCLUDED WITH THE FILING OF THIS FORM 990. BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - ATTALA, LLC OPERATES A LICENSED HOSPITAL FACILITY, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-ATTALA.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-ATTALA PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTH CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, OR AGE. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION AND STABILITY OF BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-ATTALA, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES, AND FURTHER, THAT OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE EDUCATION. THEREFORE, IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITY, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-ATTALA PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING:- FREE CARE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CARE WHERE THE NEED AND/OR AN INDIVIDUAL'S INABILITY TO PAY COEXIST,- CARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COST, AND- HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, AND A VARIETY OF BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-ATTALA IS A 25 BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL LOCATED IN KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI SERVING THE ATTALA COUNTY COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-ATTALA OFFERS INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND 24 HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING TWO OPERATING ROOMS, TWO ENDOSCOPY SUITES, AND A RURAL HEALTH CLINIC. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-ATTALA IS COMMITTED TO ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-ATTALA RECORDED 563 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS WITH 3,945 PATIENT DAYS OF CARE PROVIDED, 12,741 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, 4,477 CLINIC VISITS, AND 396 SURGERIES. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-ATTALA ALSO PROVIDES BENEFITS TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF CHARITABLE DONATIONS.