Medical Center

Magnolia Regional Health Center (MRHC) in Corinth provides a full range of expert health-care services for Alcorn County and five surrounding counties in northeast Mississippi, employing approximately 1,200 health-care professionals and other personnel.

The center offers

Magnolia Regional Health Center

• a 164-bed hospital
• a birthing center with 4 observation beds and 12 nursery beds
• a cardiology center
• a 12-bed critical care unit
• a 19-bed adult psychiatric unit
• a 24-bed emergency services department, staffed 24 hours a day
• a state-of-the-art heart and vascular care center with four cardiologists, one general and vascular surgeon, and two cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons
• radiology and diagnostic imaging services
• rehabilitation services, including an outpatient facility
• diagnostic and pulmonary therapy procedures in the respiratory care center
• a sleep disorders lab
• a main surgical unit with 8 operating rooms, 2 endoscopy suites, a cytoscopy suite, a 16-bed surgical short stay unit, and a 10-bed post-anesthesia care unit
• an ambulatory surgery center with 4 operating rooms, 2 procedure rooms, a 6-bed preoperative unit, and a 9-bed post operative unit.

In 2006 the MRHC hospital was named a Thomson Top 100 Hospital. The surgery department performs nearly 10,000 outpatient and inpatient surgeries annually.

Since its founding in 1965, MRHC has engaged in a continual process of expansion and renovation. Some of the more significant additions and improvements include

• the new Magnolia Regional Heart & Vascular Center
• the new Cancer Center at Magnolia, providing radiation and medical oncology in one location
• a newly renovated emergency department
• a 64-slice CT scanner in the radiology unit
• radiation oncology capabilities (including IMRT)
• a women’s health services unit
• a cardiac rehabilitation area.

Home Health Care and Hospice Services

The Magnolia Regional Health Center provides home nursing care, health technicians, and specialized therapy to eight Mississippi counties and two counties in Tennessee.

Hospice care services include nursing services, access to social workers and clergy, and volunteers to help with daily tasks.

Rural Health Services

To reach the population in rural locations, the center operates two rural health clinics:

• Medistat Rural Health Clinic at 701 Alcorn Drive, just north of the main hospital campus
• The Family Clinic in Rienzi, Mississippi, about 15 miles from the hospital.

Advanced Health Services

When highly specialized or complex treatment is needed, Alcorn County residents can depend on two nationally respected medical centers within a few hours’ drive.

The University of Alabama Birmingham Health System

• About 175 miles from Corinth
• National leader in patient care, research, and training
• Multitude of specializations, including aging and geriatric medicine, allergy and asthma, oncology, orthopaedics, heart and vascular services, internal medicine, radiology, urology, and much more
• Hospital ranked among the world’s best
• Outpatient care center with 700 physicians in 35 specialties
• Eye foundation hospital

The University of Mississippi Medical Center

• About 250 miles from Corinth in Jackson, Mississippi
• Highly ranked nationally
• Four specialized hospitals, a clinic, and the state’s only level-one trauma center
• Site of the first successful human heart transplant