Madison County Medical Ctr

Name :

Madison County Medical Ctr

Address  :

161 River Oaks Drive

Town  :

Canton

State  :

Mississippi

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

39046

Phone  :

601 855 4000

Web URL  :

Madison County Medical Ctr
Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Dentistry
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Urology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 133


Description

MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Madison County Medical Center is to provide highquality patientfocused cost effective care to the communities we serve

VISION STATEMENT
Madison County Medical Center recognizes its need to serve the patient physician and families with genuine care and service they expect and deserve Our vision is to continue to provide comprehensive medical surgical and obstetrical services as is available and practical within our capabilities in a constantly changing healthcare environment


History

Madison County the 23rd county in Mississippi was named for fourth President James Madison and was created in 1828 out of Yazoo and Hinds Counties It incorporates lands between the Pearl and Big Black Rivers where General Andrew Jackson met with the Choctaw Chieftain Pushmataha

Madison County Medical Center was originally established as Kings Daughter Hospital in the 1930s to provide for the acute health care needs of the growing community of farm and business families settling in Madison County The first hospital was located on Hwy 51 and then in 1965 a new hospital was built where Madison County Medical Center now stands and was staffed by professionals committed to caring personal service In 1994 the hospital established a providerbased rural health clinic to meet the needs for primary care
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