Mississippi has 30 critical access hospitals: 2.2% of the US total of 1,380. That ranks #20 by count and #14 per person (1.02 per 100,000 residents) of 51.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital data, July 2026. Every hospital CMS lists as critical access, geocoded from its address. Critical access means 25 beds or fewer, usually 35 miles or more from another hospital.
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<iframe src="https://get-instamaps.com/embed/rankings/critical-access-hospitals/mississippi" width="100%" height="440" style="border:2px solid #111" loading="lazy" title="Mississippi critical access hospitals map — InstaMaps"></iframe>S E Lackey Memorial Hospital, Forest, MS · Monroe Regional Hospital, Aberdeen, MS · Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah, Charleston, MS · Lawrence County Hospital Cah, Monticello, MS · Noxubee General Critical Access Hosp, Macon, MS · Pontotoc Health Service Inc Cah, Pontotoc, MS · Field Health System, Centreville, MS · Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Cah, Winona, MS · Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo, Yazoo City, MS · Baptist Medical Center-Leake, Carthage, MS · Ochsner Watkins Hospital, Quitman, MS · Simpson General Hospital Cah, Mendenhall, MS
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