Simpson General Hospital CAHMendenhall, MS
Simpson General Hospital CAH is a non-profit critical access hospital in Mendenhall, Mississippi, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 36 min in its emergency department, 36 min shorter than the Mississippi average of 2 hr 12 min. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall.
(601) 847-2221 Visit Website- Time ZoneCST
- CountySimpson
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS28127
- Area Code601
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 1 hour 36 minutes in the emergency department at Simpson General Hospital CAH. That is 36 minutes shorter than the Mississippi average of 2 hours 12 minutes.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Simpson General Hospital CAH. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 26 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
75% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 76% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
The patient survey (HCAHPS) asks a random sample of adult patients about their recent hospital stay. CMS adjusts the results for the mix of patients and how the survey was done, so hospitals can be compared fairly. CMS gives a star rating only to hospitals with at least 100 completed surveys, so this hospital has answer percentages but no stars. These results come from fewer than 100 completed surveys, so CMS advises using them with caution. About the data.
Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Simpson General Hospital CAH was no different from the national benchmark on the one hospital-acquired infection CMS could compare.
Hospital-acquired infections
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Heart failure patients | 11.2% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia patients | 18.3% | 15.2% |
| COPD patients | 8.7% | 8.6% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 5.6% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted), for Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 17.5% | 17.3% | Not compared |
| COPD (chronic lung disease) | 19.6% | 20% | Not compared |
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Simpson General Hospital CAH's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 234 patients. | 96 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 14 patients. | 216 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 5,187 patients. | 2% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 251 patients. | 44% | 78% |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. About the data.
Inpatient psychiatric unit
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025 · unit CCN 251317
Simpson General Hospital CAH runs an inpatient psychiatric unit that reports its own results to Medicare. Follow-up within 7 days: 30% here, against 37% nationally. It is worse than national on readmitted within 30 days.
After discharge
During the stay
Source: CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
Doctors at Simpson General Hospital CAH
14 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 5 specialties.
See all 14 cliniciansFederal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Simpson General Hospital CAH lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (www.simpsongeneral.com/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 24, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Mississippi hospital finances.
Who owns Simpson General Hospital CAH
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Simpson Community Healthcare, Inc., a for-profit organization, incorporated 2005.
42 doctors and other clinicians list Simpson General Hospital CAH as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Simpson General Hospital CAH
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Simpson are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 20.
Mental health: Parts of Simpson are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 17.
Dental: Parts of Simpson are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 18.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Mississippi earn a median $77,090 a year. Healthcare salaries in Mississippi.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Mississippi shortage areas
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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Mendenhall, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Care after a stay at Simpson General Hospital CAH
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
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