Scott Regional Hospital

Facility Description

Scott Regional Hospital opened in June 1993, proving quality health care to the people of Morton, Mississippi and the surrounding area. The facility is a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital and a division of the Rush Health System located in Meridian, Mississippi. A 24-hour emergency department is staffed with qualified emergency room hospitalists and family nurse practitioners and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Emergency Department features

• 7,000 annual ED volume
• Short Drive from Jackson, Mississippi
• Inpatient rounding required

Community Description

Morton, Mississippi is a small city; it has the advantages of all small cities in America: low crime rate, cohesive community relationships, support of the family unit. However, because of its proximity to urban life, its citizens have the unique opportunity of experiencing the best of both urban as well as small town life. Located directly off of I-20, Morton is conveniently situated near Jackson, Mississippi, the state's capital.