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Memorial
Hospital at Gulfport
NUMBER OF BEDS: more than400 PURPOSE: To provide high quality, affordable health care services to the people of south Mississippi MISSION STATEMENT: To build a healthier community CREDENTIALS: Accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, American Association of Blood Banks, College of American Pathologists, and the American College of Surgeons ASSOCIATIONS: Member of the American Hospital Association, Mississippi Hospital Association, and Voluntary Hospitals of America, Inc. FUNDING: Owned by city of Gulfport and Harrison County Hospital District SERVICES: A regional medical center providing comprehensive services for cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiovascular conditions, and physical rehabilitation; neonatal, medical and surgical intensive care; orthopedic, pediatric, geriatric, maternity, and psychiatric services; laser surgery, hyperbaric medicine, renal lithotripsy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Memorial has recently launched several community health initiatives: four school clinics with full-time nursing care and coverage by rotating physicians; a mobile immunization van offering childhood immunizations and adult vaccines; full-time occupational health and athletic health programs, and two outlying urgent care clinics. The Pathology Laboratory/Blood Bank is located on the first floor, west wing, of the hospital, in approximately 8,000 square feet of space. Sections include: Chemistry, Immunohematology, Special Chemistry, Hematology-Coagulation, Urinalysis-Immunology, Microbiology, Cytology, and Histology/Anatomical Pathology. The department offers a broad range of tests to assist physicians with making rapid and accurate diagnoses. The Pathology Laboratory/Blood Bank follows guidelines of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), and the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). It functions 24 hours a day, seven days a week. |
