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Healthcare plays a vital role in every community and it does as well in Leake County. As the only hospital in Leake County, Leake Memorial serves the over four thousand (4,000) citizens of the City of Carthage, and the over twenty-two thousand residents of Leake County. In addition to the Leake Memorial's Extended Care Facility, the Carthage Health Care Center also provides long term nursing care and related services. A number of clinics throughout county including those in Walnut Grove, Carthage, and near Sebastopol provide medical care for the whole family. Home health care is provided by several providers to patients in the area. An in-patient hospice, located in Madden, provides care for the terminally ill. A number of dentists, chiropractors, and physical therapists also practice in the community. Prescriptions can be filled at a number of owned and operated neighborhood pharmacies and several larger chain pharmacies.
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Inpatient services include Acute Care and Swing-Bed, which are supported by rehab, laboratory, radiology, and respiratory departments Additional services are Endoscopy, Ultrasonography, and CT (computerized tomography).
The operation is staffed with over one hundred fifty (150) professional and support personnel. The Medical Staff consists of seven (7) Medical Doctors. The Clinic is operated by an MD and a Family Nurse Practitioner. The Hospital, Extended Care Facility, and Clinic are licensed by the State of Mississippi, and are certified Medicare and Medicaid providers.
Carthage Health Care Center is a long-term care nursing home that provides rehabilitation services including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. It is a 99 bed facility located on East Franklin Street in Carthage.
Below are listed healthcare organizations which have announced large scale healthcare related projects in the Pearland area, links to their websites and/or contact Information:
Hospice in His Hands
is a Christian based care
organization that provides pain and symptom
control to the terminally ill.
Hospice in His Hands believes that by treating the
patient and the family, not the disease, our medical
professionals are allowed to focus on the relief of pain
and symptoms, as well as spiritual, financial, and
psychosocial issues. At times, a patient's needs may exceed the care that can be given in their home environment and admittance to an inpatient unit offers the continuance of the hospice plan of care. Hospice in His Hands has a 24 bed inpatient unit located in Madden, Mississippi. The Madden inpatient unit is the former Thaggard Hospital built in 1940. Both units have beautiful décors promising a homelike setting and allows the patient and the family to remain as comfortable as possible throughout the last phases of life's journey. A staff of RN's, CNA's, and other team members offer the family and patient compassion when its needed the most. A chapel is available 24 hours a day for prayer, and Hospice in His Hands has an on staff Chaplain to help with spiritual needs that family members or patients may have. (www.hospiceinhishands.com) Residents of Leake County can enjoy year-round health and wellness programs at The Health Club, a 10,000 square foot facility built in 2004 in Carthage. Whatever you're looking for in a health and fitness regimen, you'll find it at THC. The full service health club combines a full range of fitness and exercise equipment and facilities with professional trainers, personally tailored programs, and group health and fitness classes. You can access as many or as few of the organized programs as you choose while still having use of the extensive equipment. www.thehealthclub.ms Major Medical Facilities in the Region Leake County is also within an hour's drive of over twelve (12) major medical facilities in Jackson and Meridian. Links to these facilities are listed below. Jackson Area... Meridian Area... Information on other smaller area hospitals can be found at the Mississippi Hospital Association website: ( www.mhanet.org ).
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