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Description

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Our Mission
To continue our heritage of healing and improving life for the people we serve

Our Vision
To be the healthcare provider of choice

Our Values
We recognize
Respect

Trust

Dignity

Responsiveness

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History

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Our History
It was the year 1928 just 12 months before the Great Depression hit America when Dr William Jefferson Anderson below established what is known today as Anderson Regional Medical Center Having been founded in one of the bleakest economic eras in American history and having grown through both good and bad economies Anderson has always had an eye toward the future and the people and tools in place to weather hard times

Visionary from the start Dr Jeff Anderson saw a need to improve health care for the people of East Central Mississippi and West Central Alabama In 1929 he purchased the old Turner Hospital and renamed it Anderson Infirmary
Anderson Infirmary operated 30 hospital beds a laboratory and two operating rooms On staff were three physicians and a halfdozen nurses and technicians Dr Andersons vision of improving the quality of medical care had begun
He too was hit by the affects of the Great Depression He mortgaged his home now a historic landmark on 23rd Avenue to keep the doors of Anderson Infirmary open

Despite the hard times Dr Anderson provided care to all patients and payment was creative ranging from promissory notes and fruits and vegetables to more In many cases care was rendered for free No one was turned away

In the late 30s and throughout the 40s economic recovery began As a result the hospital experienced expansive growth and patient care services expanded Additional operating rooms and Xray were added and the laboratory was enlarged Anderson Infirmary became the first hospital in Meridian to become fully airconditioned a true milestone in the South

Anderson Infirmary grew so much that by the 1950s the original facilities were cramped and outdated Changes in technology including antiseptic antibiotic and surgical advances had profound impacts on medicine As a result Anderson Infirmary grew from a medical staff of three in 1928 to more than 24 in 1951 including Dr Andersons son surgeon Dr William J Anderson Jr That was also the year that founder Dr William Jefferson Anderson passed away

With Dr William at the helm the hospital continued to grow and plan for the future Under his leadership Anderson Infirmary became Jeff Anderson Memorial Hospital and in 1965 opened an entirely new stateoftheart facility The hospital housed 120 private acute care beds with expanded services in laboratory Xray surgery obstetrics and emergency departments Jeff Anderson Memorial Hospital became the areas first and largest full service hospital in the East MississippiWest Alabama area

By 1975 the hospital had expanded from 120 to 260 beds and achieved regional medical center status The exponential growth occurred from one directive and one directive only continuously improving the quality of patient care Since 1975 we have experienced steady growth not only in brick and mortar but in services as well The 1980s saw the development of Centers of Excellence in cardiology wellness and cancer treatment

In 1999 under the leadership of Dr William J Anderson III the hospital housed the areas only openheart surgery program and had begun to implement a multiphase master facility plan This plan was based on a patient focused design and involved relocation of all services for easy patient access Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center completed the final construction phase of the multiphase master facility plan in the spring of 2000 The completion of this multimillion dollar project provided evidence of the commitment for the continued improvement of healthcare quality for the consumers the medical center serves

Rebranded in 2009 to better reflect our roots Anderson Regional Medical Center houses Centers of Excellence in cardiac services wellness oncology womens health sleep disorders and more Anderson Regional Cancer Center is the regions only comprehensive cancer Center Today we host more than 200 expert staff physicians many of which are housed in the medical centers freestanding medical office building located on the medical center campus The hospital has a staff of more than 1500 employees