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SMSH PATIENT VISITATION STATEMENT:  AT THIS TIME, SOUTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL HAS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED ALL OFF-CAMPUS VISITORS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.  IN LIMITING VISITATION, SMSH IS TAKING PRECAUTIONARY STEPS PURELY OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE CHANCES OF EXPOSURE.​

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL

823 Highway 589
Purvis, Mississippi

Phone: 601-794-0100
Fax: 601-794-0210

CONTACT INFORMATION

South Mississippi State Hospital
601-794-0100
B Unit (Males) 601-794-0232
C Unit (Females) 601-794-0234

MEDIA INQUIRIES

If you are a member of the media and would like additional photographs to go with any of the news articles, need a source for something you are working on, or would like an interview, please contact Christina Broome at 601-794-0219 or via e-mail at cbroome@smsh.ms.gov​.​

Anyone with concerns that have not been addressed by the facility staff about the safety or quality of care provided to South Mississippi State Hospital patients may report those concerns to:

JOINT COMMISSION

Visit the Joint Commission's website here
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181-4294​​

South Mississippi State Hospital
823 Highway 589
Purvis, Mississippi 39475
Phone: 601-794-0100
Fax: 601-794-0210