Merit Health Natchez in Natchez, MS
Also known as Jefferson Davis Memorial Hospital
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About Merit Health Natchez
Merit Health Natchez is an acute care hospital in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 179 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Riverbridge Specialty Hospital, about 3.1 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.30
43% 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
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend49%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1058%
- Completed surveys187
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
31.52969, -91.38774
Nearby hospitals
- Riverbridge Specialty Hospital209 Front Street, Vidalia, LALong-term care hospital3.1 mi
- Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Ferriday1700 Ee Wallace Blvd. N, Ferriday, LAPsychiatric hospital13 mi
- Riverland Medical Center6569 Hwy 84, Ferriday, LA · Emergency roomCritical access hospital13 mi
- Jefferson County Hospital870 S Main, Fayette, MS · Emergency roomRural emergency hospital22 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Merit Health Natchez located?
Merit Health Natchez is at 52 Sergeant Prentiss Drive, Natchez, MS 39120 in Adams County.
Does Merit Health Natchez have an emergency room?
Yes. Merit Health Natchez reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 175 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Merit Health Natchez?
Merit Health Natchez has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Natchez a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV 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 Natchez?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (601) 443-2100.
Would patients recommend Merit Health Natchez?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (187 completed surveys), 49% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 58% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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