Merit Health Central in Jackson, MS
Also known as Hinds General Hospital
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About Merit Health Central
Merit Health Central is an acute care hospital in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 319 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, about 4.9 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.87
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
58% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Would definitely recommend51%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1063%
- Completed surveys80
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
32.28681, -90.25519
Nearby hospitals
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center1225 N State St, Jackson, MS · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital4.9 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Belhaven1225 North State Street, 5th Floor, Jackson, MSLong-term care hospital4.9 mi
- University of Mississippi Med Center2500 N State St, Jackson, MS · Level I traumaAcute care hospital5.5 mi
- Children of Mississippi HospitalJackson, MSHospital5.6 mi
- VA Medical CenterJackson, MSVA medical center5.8 mi
- Mississippi Methodist Rehab Ctr1350 E Woodrow Wilson Dr, Jackson, MSAcute care hospital5.8 mi
- G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center (Jackson)1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS · Emergency roomVA medical center5.9 mi
- Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Jackson2969 North Curran Drive, Bldg A, Jackson, MSPsychiatric hospital6.1 mi
- St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital969 Lakeland Dr, Jackson, MS · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital6.2 mi
- Merit Health Women's Hospital1026 River Oaks Drive, Flowood, MSAcute care hospital9.1 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Merit Health Central located?
Merit Health Central is at 1850 Chadwick Dr, Jackson, MS 39204 in Hinds County.
Does Merit Health Central have an emergency room?
Yes. Merit Health Central reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 91 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Merit Health Central?
Merit Health Central has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Merit Health Central a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Mississippi EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Merit Health Central?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (601) 376-1000.
Would patients recommend Merit Health Central?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (80 completed surveys), 51% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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