Beyond Health Care: Mississippi Hospitals as Vital Economic Engines (Regional data)

Regional data divides regions by Mississippi State Department of Health service areas:

Service Area 1 - Marshall, Benton, Tippah, Alcorn, Tishomingo, Tate, Panola, Lafayette, Union, Pontotoc, Lee, Prentiss, Itawamba, Yalobusha, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Grenada, Webster, Clay, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston, Lowndes and Noxubee counties

In the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Service Area 1, hospitals’ total impact on the community is $1.8 billion. Over 16,000 jobs are created directly and indirectly by hospitals. Payroll exceeds $851 million for the area. Supply purchases total $790 million and capital spending is $154 million.

Service Area 2 - DeSoto, Tunica, Coahoma, Quitman, Bolivar, Tallahatchie, Washington, Sunflower, Humphreys, Leflore, Carroll, Montgomery and Holmes counties

In the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Service Area 2, hospitals’ total impact on the community is $917 million. Over 7,500 jobs are created directly and indirectly by hospitals. Payroll exceeds $421 million for those jobs in the area. Supply purchases total over $440 million and capital spending is over $56 million.

Service Area 3 - Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo, Madison, Attala, Leake, Warren, Hinds, Scott, Rankin, Smith, Claiborne, Copiah, Simpson, Lincoln, Lawrence and Jefferson Davis counties

In the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Service Area 3, hospitals’ total impact on the community is over $3.5 billion. Over 27,500 jobs are created directly and indirectly by hospitals. Payroll exceeds $1.6 billion for those jobs in the area. Supply purchases total over $1.59 billion and capital spending is over $332 million.

Service Area 4 - Neshoba, Kemper, Newton, Lauderdale and Clarke counties

In the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Service Area 4, hospitals’ total impact on the community is over $663 million. Over 5,700 jobs are created directly and indirectly by hospitals. Payroll exceeds $276 million for those jobs in the area. Supply purchases total over $333 million and capital spending is over $53.5 million.

Service Area 5 - Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Wilkinson, Amite, Pike and Walthall counties

In the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Service Area 5, hospitals’ total impact on the community is over $286 million. Over 2,900 jobs are created directly and indirectly by hospitals. Payroll exceeds $144 million for those jobs in the area. Supply purchases total over $128 million and capital spending is over $13.6 million.

Service Area 6 - Jasper, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forrest, Perry and Greene counties

In the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Service Area 6, hospitals’ total impact on the community is over $984 million. Over 9,800 jobs are created directly and indirectly by hospitals. Payroll exceeds $494 million for those jobs in the area. Supply purchases total over $418.6 million and capital spending is over $71 million.

Service Area 7 - Pearl River, Stone, George, Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties

In the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Service Area 7, hospitals’ total impact on the community is over $1.3 billion. Over 10,300 jobs are created directly and indirectly by hospitals. Payroll exceeds $637.9 million for those jobs in the area. Supply purchases total over $593.6 million and capital spending is over $75.7 million.