Pontotoc Health Service CAHPontotoc, MS
Pontotoc Health Service CAH is a non-profit critical access hospital in Pontotoc, Mississippi, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 28 min in its emergency department, 44 min shorter than the Mississippi average of 2 hr 12 min.
- Time ZoneCST
- CountyPontotoc
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS28115
- Area Code662
Visiting Pontotoc Health Service CAH
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- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
- A phone charger
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 1 hour 28 minutes in the emergency department at Pontotoc Health Service CAH. That is 44 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 Pontotoc Health Service CAH. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 72 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
91% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 88% 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
Pontotoc Health Service 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia patients | 14.3% | 15.2% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 3.9% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart failure | 21.3% | 21.3% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 17.4% | 17.3% | 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
Pontotoc Health Service CAH's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentPatients with severe sepsis or septic shock who received every step of the recommended early care bundle. Higher is better. 22 patients. | 91% | 65% |
| 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. 379 patients. | 88 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 14 patients. | 176 min | 257 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 10,402 patients. | 1% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 210 patients. | 88% | 78% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepinePatients sent home with prescriptions that raise the risk of overdose when combined. Lower is better. 138 patients. | 15% | 15% |
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.
Doctors at Pontotoc Health Service CAH
44 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 13 specialties.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Sep 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 Pontotoc Health Service CAH
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Pontotoc Health Services, Inc., a non-profit organization, incorporated 1987.
120 doctors and other clinicians list Pontotoc Health Service 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.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Sep 2023 · Pontotoc Health Services Inc (EIN 64-0751410)
As filed with the IRS by Pontotoc Health Services Inc. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Pontotoc Health Service CAH
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Pontotoc are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 17.
Mental health: Pontotoc is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 16.
Dental: Parts of Pontotoc are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
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 Pontotoc, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Care after a stay at Pontotoc Health Service CAH
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