Forrest General Hospital

6051 Us Highway 49 South
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Forrest General Hospital is a Local Government owned hospital located in Hattiesburg, MS. It has 3 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric, Coronary Care, and Intensive Care.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
6051 Us Highway 49 South
Hattiesburg, Mississippi (MS)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Local
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: At national average in 1 of 5 areas

Critical Care services: At national average in 1 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas

General Surgery services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas

Orthopedic services: Above national average in 2 of 5 areas

Pulmonary services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas

Vascular services: At national average in 2 of 3 areas

Hospital Features

Forrest General Hospital is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 447 beds of which 412 are Adult and Pediatric, 8 are Coronary Care, and 27 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
447
  • Intensive Care beds
27
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
412
  • Teaching Hospital
No
  • Coronary Care beds
8
 
 
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 13 of 14 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 13 of 14 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Bypass Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Valve Replacement Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiac Surgery
+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Stroke
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
bullet Sepsis
bullet Heart Bypass Surgery
bullet Hip Fracture Repair
 

There can be enormous quality differences between one hospital and another, and between one doctor and another.

For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.
 
 

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