- CountySHARKEY
- Emergency CapableYes
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
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 Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What Medicare paid at Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · original Medicare patients · 2024
Average hospital charges and actual payments for the procedure Medicare patients most often had here, compared with the average for Mississippi.
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011 | 84 | $14,126 | $2,347 |
Charges are the hospital's list prices; payments are what Medicare, the patient and any other insurer actually paid (for outpatient services, Medicare's allowed amount). Private insurance prices differ. "vs state" compares this hospital's average payment with the state average for the same stay. All procedure costs.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · covers May 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024 (153 days, part of a year)
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 Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital, a non-profit organization.
16 doctors and other clinicians list Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital 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 Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Sharkey are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 22.
Mental health: Sharkey is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 19.
Dental: Sharkey is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 15.
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