FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL
NPI 1225041809
General Acute Care Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS

Q: What is Forrest County General Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Forrest County General Hospital is 1225041809. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on August 14, 2006.

Q: What is Forrest County General Hospital's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does Forrest County General Hospital have?

CMS rates Forrest General Hospital 1 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare, based on measures of safety, patient experience and outcomes. The full measure detail is in the Hospital Quality Ratings section above.

Active since August 14, 2006

1/5

Hospital Overall Rating

6051 U S HIGHWAY 49, HATTIESBURG, MS 39401(601) 288-7000(601) 288-1875 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 21, 2024. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: Aug 21, 2024, Sep 12, 2017 (2 updates tracked since 2017).

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About Forrest County General Hospital NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (NPI 1225041809) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and active in the NPI registry since August 2006. The organization lists Ben Hester, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1225041809

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameFORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Location Address6051 U S HIGHWAY 49Hattiesburg, MS 39401-7200

Mailing Address6051 U S Highway 49Hattiesburg, MS 39401-7200 · (601) 288-7000 · Fax (601) 288-1875

Phone(601) 288-7000

Fax(601) 288-1875

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialBen HesterCfo · (601) 288-4225

Enumeration DateAugust 14, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 21, 20242 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedAugust 21, 2024

✔ NPI 1225041809 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in MS · 11141

Definition

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

6051 U S HIGHWAY 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401

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Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid00020007MS

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections, Ambetter from Magnolia Health and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Forrest General Hospital (CMS certification number 250078), from CMS Care Compare.

Forrest General Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Hattiesburg, MS

1/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Local

CMS Certification Number250078

Location6051 Us Highway 49 SouthHattiesburg, MS 39404 · Forrest County · (601) 288-7000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3.2 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

13.8% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

4.5% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

10.1% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

14.4% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

21.2% Worse than the national rate

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

8 observed cases · 16.161 predicted · 15,372 patient days

0.495 Better than the national benchmark

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

8 observed cases · 15.927 predicted · 12,609 patient days

0.502 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

8 observed cases · 7.698 predicted · 264 patient days

1.039 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

3 observed cases · 4.209 predicted · 415 patient days

0.713 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

11 observed cases · 9.042 predicted · 142,099 patient days

1.217 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

50 observed cases · 107.414 predicted · 135,963 patient days

0.465 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

304 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

736 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

694 more days than average per 100 discharges

Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)

41 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

125 No different than national

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

125 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Very high

Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations

0.8%

Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

37%

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better

208 minutes

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better

396 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

232%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

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Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

RAMATA SAKHANOKHO PHARM.D.

Pharmacist