Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto in Southaven, MS
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About Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto is an acute care hospital in Southaven, DeSoto 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 339 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 Delta Specialty Hospital, about 7.6 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 0.71
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.56
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.30
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.66
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.18
54% 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 recommend66%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1066%
- Completed surveys1,025
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
34.97177, -89.99658
Nearby hospitals
- Delta Specialty Hospital3000 Getwell Rd, Memphis, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.6 mi
- Parkwood Behavioral Health System8135 Goodman Road, Olive Branch, MSPsychiatric hospital8.6 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitiation Hospital of Memph1282 Union Avenue, Memphis, TNRehabilitation hospital11 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital Memphis1265 Union Avenue 10th Floor, Memphis, TNLong-term care hospital11 mi
- Methodist Hospitals of Memphis1265 Union Ave Suite 700, Memphis, TN · Level I traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
- St Francis Hospital5959 Park Ave, Memphis, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital12 mi
- Regional One Health Extended Care Hospital890 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, Memphis, TNLong-term care hospital12 mi
- Memphis Mental Health Institute951 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital12 mi
- Regional One Health877 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN · Level I traumaAcute care hospital12 mi
- Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital4250 Bethel Road, Olive Branch, MS · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital12 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto located?
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto is at 7601 Southcrest Parkway, Southaven, MS 38671 in DeSoto County.
Does Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto have an emergency room?
Yes. Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 259 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto?
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto 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 Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto 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 Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (662) 772-4000.
Would patients recommend Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,025 completed surveys), 66% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 66% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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