North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS
In a medical emergency, call 911. This page is for information only.
About North Mississippi Medical Center
North Mississippi Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 640 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 Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Tupelo, about 0.7 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 infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.28
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 1.26
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.36
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.82
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryWorse than national · SIR 2.36
82% 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 recommend65%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1067%
- Completed surveys1,101
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
34.24429, -88.71736
Nearby hospitals
- Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Tupelo4579 S Eason Blvd, Tupelo, MSPsychiatric hospital0.7 mi
- NMMC Women's Hospital4566 South Eason Boulevard, Tupelo, MSHospital0.8 mi
- North Mississippi State Hospital1937 Briar Ridge Rd, Tupelo, MSPsychiatric hospital2.6 mi
- Pontotoc Health Service Inc Cah176 South Main Street, Pontotoc, MS · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital16 mi
- North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory1105 Earl Frye Blvd, Amory, MS · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital23 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is North Mississippi Medical Center located?
North Mississippi Medical Center is at 830 S Gloster Street, Tupelo, MS 38801 in Lee County.
Does North Mississippi Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. North Mississippi Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 203 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of North Mississippi Medical Center?
North Mississippi Medical Center 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 North Mississippi Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II 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 North Mississippi Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (662) 377-6608.
Would patients recommend North Mississippi Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,101 completed surveys), 65% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.
- What Is a Teaching Hospital?How residency training works, who is on the care team, the benefits and trade-offs for patients, and your rights at an academic medical center.
- How to Read a Hospital BillItemized bills, EOBs and billing codes explained, plus No Surprises Act protections and a step-by-step way to check for errors.