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Description

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Wesley Medical Center is a 211bed healthcare facility that is dedicated to providing high quality medical services and personal compassionate Christian care

Wesley Medical Center is located on a beautiful 85acre healthcare campus in west Hattiesburg along one of the most rapidly expanding retail corridors in Lamar County

We have a century of care behind us In fact Wesley Medical Centers roots extend back to 1900 and those traditions of compassion and excellence continue today and into tomorrow

Nearly 300 physicians have privileges to practice at Wesley Medical Center

In addition to acute and intensivecare services Wesley Medical Center offers a variety of specialized services including Womens Services and complete Cardiac Care

Wesley Medical Center was the first hospital in the Hattiesburg area to bring faster advanced technology for improved care and greater convenience to patients in need of XRays and MRIs

Wesley Medical Center was the first hospital in the region to implant a CONTAK RENEWAL 3RF cardiac resynchronization therapy device CRTD into a patient with heart disease

Wesley Medical Center has an onsite fitness center that offers traditional exercise programs to individuals throughout the community along with cardiac rehabilitation programs and aquatic rehabilitation and foodnutrition training services for patients

Everyday the team of professional caregivers at Wesley Medical Center strives to uphold the principles upon which this facility was founded Loving God Serving Others Excelling in Healthcare

Wesley Medical Center has an Emergency Room open 24 hours a day with a dedicated cardiac treatment room

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History

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We have Changed Our Commitment to Your Care Never Will
In March of 1900 a small medical facility opened in South Mississippi It was established under the leadership of Dr TE Ross with a dedication to providing the best of medical service and personal Christian care to the growing community

In 1903 the Ross Sanitarium expanded to 40 beds was renamed the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Employees Hospital and moved into a larger building to better serve its patients The hospital extended its usefulness in 1906 when it established the Gulf and Ship Island Hospital Training School for Nurses In 1908 and 1918 through changes in ownership the hospital became known as Hattiesburg Hospital and Kings Daughters Hospital respectively As Kings Daughters Hospital the facility expanded to 60 beds

The Mississippi Annual Conference of the Methodist Church took over the operation of the hospital in 1921 and renamed it Methodist Hospital Construction was completed in 1926 on a new 75bed Methodist Hospital and nurses dormitory at the Hall AvenueBay Street location Methodist Hospital served the community from that location until 1980 when it relocated to its new facility a 226acre campus in west Hattiesburg

In 1986 the hospital established The Institute for Wellness and Sports Medicine the first hospitalbased wellness facility in Mississippi Completion of the Wesley Towers in 1992 added 100000 square feet to the facility

Another significant change occurred in 1997 the hospital was renamed Wesley Medical Center and remains today a 211bed facility offering acute care diagnostic and surgical facilities and numerous outpatient services

The hospital is a dynamic entity continually changing and growing in size service and scope to meet the needs of South Mississippi Even with these changes one thing hasand always willremain the same our commitment to providing compassionate quality healthcare for the changing needs in your life