Highland Community Hospital in Picayune, MS
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About Highland Community Hospital
Highland Community Hospital is an acute care hospital in Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 1 out of 5. It has 50 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 Ochsner Medical Center - North Shore, about 19 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
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 1.91
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 1.07
76% 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 recommend83%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1082%
- Completed surveys84
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
30.55136, -89.66368
Nearby hospitals
- Ochsner Medical Center - North Shore100 Medical Center Drive, Slidell, LA · Emergency roomHospital19 mi
- Bogalusa Rehabilitation Hospital621 Columbia Street, Bogalusa, LARehabilitation hospital19 mi
- Sterling Surgical Hospital989 Robert Blvd, Slidell, LAAcute care hospital19 mi
- Slidell Memorial Hospital1001 Gause Blvd, Slidell, LA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital20 mi
- Our Lady of the Angels Hospital433 Plaza Street, Bogalusa, LA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital20 mi
- Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital1700 W Lindberg Drive, Slidell, LA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital20 mi
- Northshore Rehabilitation Hospital64030 Highway 434, Lacombe, LAHospital20 mi
- North Shore Rehabilitation Hospital64030 Hwy 434, 1st And 2nd Floor Of The Tower, Lacombe, LARehabilitation hospital20 mi
- Beacon Behavioral Hospital - Northshore, LLC64026 Hwy 434, Suite 300 (3rd Floor), Lacombe, LAPsychiatric hospital20 mi
- Pearl River County Hospital305 West Moody Street, Poplarville, MS · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital22 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Highland Community Hospital located?
Highland Community Hospital is at 130 Highland Pkwy, Picayune, MS 39466 in Pearl River County.
Does Highland Community Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Highland Community Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 124 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Highland Community Hospital?
Highland Community Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 1 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 Highland Community Hospital 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 Highland Community Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (601) 358-9400.
Would patients recommend Highland Community Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (84 completed surveys), 83% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 82% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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