Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home

Details

Name :

Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home

Address  :

630 South Main
P.O. Box 728

Town  :

Water Valley

State  :

Mississippi

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

38965

Phone  :

662 473 1411

Fax  :

662 473 4922

Web URL  :


Description

Our Mission
Yalobusha General Hospital amp Nursing Home will provide quality healthcare services in a caring and financially responsible manner to the people of Yalobusha County


History

Some History
Governor Ross Barnett was the principal speaker at the hospital dedication ceremony on November 28 1961 and the hospital originally opened on January 2 1962 with a construction cost of 500000 It offered 30 acute care beds surgery delivery room and emergency services Room rates at this time were 900 a day semiprivate and 1250 a day private ah the good old days

The first expansion for the facility was in 1969 which opened up 40 beds for use as a nursing home In 1974 the hospital quotWest Wingquot was opened and brought our capacity to 26 acute care beds Later the original acute wing was renovated into nursing home space providing 17 additional beds In November 2000 our new nursing home expansion was opened with 72 nursing home beds and 2 personal care beds as well as a larger dining roomactivity room area showerbath facilities and office space
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