FGH Story
Since 1952, Forrest General Hospital has been a leader in medical excellence in South Mississippi. The hospital has grown from the original 90-bed facility into a 512-bed, level II regional trauma center hospital system.
Forrest General consists of 512-inpatient beds with a 400-bed general medical/surgical facility; Pine Grove, an 88-bed chemical dependency and psychiatric unit; and Rehab Resource, a 24-bed rehabilitation unit. In addition, the hospital system includes Forrest General Home Care and Highland Community Hospital, a 95-bed acute-care facility in Picayune. Forrest General also provides all-levels of care for critical access care hospitals in the 17-county service area, including Covington County Hospital, Greene County Hospital, Hancock Medical Center, Jefferson Davis Community Hospital, Perry County General Hospital, Stone County Hospital, Inc. and Walthall County General Hospital.
Regency Hospital Company maintains a 33-bed long-term acute care facility, Regency Hospital, within Forrest General Hospital. Patients at Regency require acute-care for a longer period of time than standard hospital patients.
Forrest General admitted its first patient, Mrs. Fred Roberts of Purvis, on July 15, 1952. Mrs. Roberts gave birth to a daughter the following day. In 1952, the hospital staff comprised a total of 70 employees and 31 doctors. Today, more than 3,600 people are employed by the Forrest General system. The medical staff now comprises more than 250 physicians, the largest medical staff in South Mississippi.
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