SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1619973542
General Acute Care Hospital in Laurel, MS

Q: What is South Central Regional Medical Center's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does South Central Regional Medical Center have?

CMS rates South Central Reg Med Ctr 2 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 June 24, 2005

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1220 JEFFERSON ST, LAUREL, MS 39440(601) 426-4000(601) 426-4228 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 11, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About South Central Regional Medical Center NPPES

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

SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1619973542) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Laurel, Mississippi and active in the NPI registry since June 2005. The organization lists Stephen East, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1619973542

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameSOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Location Address1220 JEFFERSON STLaurel, MS 39440-4355

Mailing Address1220 Jefferson StLaurel, MS 39440-4355 · (601) 399-6103 · Fax (601) 399-6254

Phone(601) 426-4000

Fax(601) 426-4228

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialStephen EastCfo · (601) 399-6144

Enumeration DateJune 24, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateJuly 11, 2025

NPPES CertifiedJuly 11, 2025

✔ NPI 1619973542 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 · 11-153

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.

1220 JEFFERSON ST, Laurel, MS 39440

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Other Identifiers 4

Other000020141MS · Blue Cross

Medicaid08759070MS

Medicaid00020141MS

Medicaid09013315MS

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 South Central Reg Med Ctr (CMS certification number 250058), from CMS Care Compare.

South Central Reg Med Ctr

Acute Care Hospitals · Laurel, MS

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Local

CMS Certification Number250058

Location1220 Jefferson St Box 607Laurel, MS 39440 · Jones County · (601) 426-4000

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

3/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

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

Complications & Deaths 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

2.8 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

13.7% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

11.9% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

16.6% Worse than the national rate

Death rate for pneumonia patients

21.6% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

14.9% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 2.52 predicted · 3,661 patient days

0.794 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 4.733 predicted · 6,869 patient days

0.634 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

0 observed cases · 1.313 predicted · 156 patient days

0.000 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 1.863 predicted · 37,581 patient days

1.074 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

9 observed cases · 21.379 predicted · 35,343 patient days

0.421 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

51 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

225 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

354 more days than average per 100 discharges

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

71 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

110 No different than national

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

110 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

High

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders

83 minutes

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - psychiatric/mental health disorders

54 minutes

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

0.6%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

55%

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

157 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

62%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

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.

MATTHEW MARTIN

Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)