15 Miss. Code. R. 8-90-05-503
A long-term acute care (LTAC) hospital is a freestanding, Medicare-certified acute care hospital with an average length of inpatient stay greater than twenty-five (25) calendar days, which is primarily engaged in providing chronic or long-term medical care to patients who do not require more than three (3) hours of rehabilitation or comprehensive rehabilitation per day, and has a transfer agreement with an acute care medical center and a comprehensive medical rehabilitation facility. As of FY 2020, seven (7) long-term acute care hospitals were in operation. The following table lists specific LTAC information.
Table 5-3
Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals 2020
Facility | Location | Licensed Beds | Occupancy Rate (%) | ALOS | Discharges |
General Hospital Service Area 1 | |||||
NONE | |||||
General Hospital Service Area 2 | |||||
NONE | |||||
General Hospital Service Area 3 | 39 | 56.28 | 30.52 | 257 | |
Allegiance Specialty Hospital Greenville | Greenville | 39 | 56.28 | 30.52 | 257 |
General Hospital Service Area 4 | |||||
NONE | |||||
General Hospital Service Area 5 | 121 | 85.12 | 28.68 | 1,272 | |
KPC/Promise Hospital of Vicksburg Select Specialty Hospital-Belhaven Select Specialty Hospital of Jackson | Vicksburg Jackson Jackson | 35 33 53 | 77.72 74.65 96.54 | 34.56 26.12 27.03 | 318 330 624 |
General Hospital Service Area 6 | 89 | 48.69 | 21.93 | 708 | |
Regency Hospital of Meridian Specialty Hospital of Meridian | Meridian Meridian | 40 49 | 45.38 51.39 | 27.59 18.97 | 243 465 |
General Hospital Service Area 7 | |||||
NONE | |||||
General Hospital Service Area 8 | |||||
NONE | |||||
General Hospital Service Area 9 | 61 | 56.37 | 28.31 | 395 | |
Select Specialty Hospital - Gulfport | Gulfport | 61 | 56.37 | 28.31 | 395 |
Total | 310 | 65.38 | 26.99 | 2,632 |
Source: Applications for Renewal of Hospital License for FY 2020, Annual Hospital Report and MSDH, Office of Health Planning and Resource Development surveys.
Note: There are currently no LTAC Hospitals located in GHSA 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8.
15 Miss. Code. R. 8-90-05-503