South Mississippi State Hospital
The South Mississippi State Hospital (SMSH) is an acute care regional psychiatric facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in unincorporated Lamar County, Mississippi, near Purvis. The institution's Crisis Intervention Center is in Laurel.[1]
| South Mississippi State Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Lamar County, Mississippi, United States |
| Coordinates | 31.166845°N 89.426189°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | after 1995 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Mississippi |
In its 1995 session, the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of the facility. The hospital, a regional center, serves Covington, Forrest, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Perry, and Wayne counties.[2]
References
- "Contact Us Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine." South Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on November 1, 2010. "South Mississippi State Hospital 823 Highway 589 Purvis, MS 39475."
- "Overview." South Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on November 1, 2010.
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