Greenwood Leflore Hospital

Details

Name :

Greenwood Leflore Hospital

Address  :

1401 River Road

Town  :

Greenwood

State  :

Mississippi

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

38930

Phone  :

662 459 7000

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Hematologist
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Pain Management
  • Pulmonology
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 248


Description

Our Mission
Greenwood Leflore Hospital is a notforprofit health care organization which exists to provide high quality costeffective healthcare services in partnership with its medical staff to the residents of Leflore County and surrounding communities in North Central Mississippi

The hospital is committed to improving the health status of area residents by providing educational preventive diagnostic and therapeutic health care services

Our Vision
We believe that Greenwood Leflore Hospital should use its location competitive position and the strength and breadth of its medical staff to become a regional medical center serving the residents of Leflore and surrounding counties in North Central Mississippi The hospital and its outreach centers should provide highquality costeffective primary and secondary health care services


History

Greenwood Leflore Hospital was established in a converted house in 1906 by the Kings Daughters Society with the help of the City of Greenwood and Leflore County A new hospital building was built in 1918 again with the help of the city and county In 1931 the name changed from Kings Daughters to Greenwood Leflore Hospital when the Kings Daughters gave the hospital to the city and county In 1936 a 30bed annex was added but by 1952 GLH had moved to a new facility the site of its present location at 1401 River Road in the heart of Greenwood Today we are a 248 bed regional medical center accredited by the Joint Commission Greenwood Leflore Hospital is the second largest employer in Leflore County
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