COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - PROJECT ABSTRACT: VISION FOR CONTINUED GROWTH & SUSTAINABILITY: SIMPSON GENERAL HOSPITAL SIMPSON GENERAL HOSPITAL 1842 SIMPSON HIGHWAY 149, MENDENHALL, MS 39114 PROJECT DIRECTOR: SHELLY RILEY, CFO/CONTROLLER CONTACT: 601-847-7130 (OFFICE); SHELLY.RILEY@SIMPSONGENERAL.COM (EMAIL) WWW.SIMPSONGENERAL.COM SIMPSON GENERAL HOSPITAL IS A 25-BED, PRIVATELY OWNED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (CAH) IN SIMPSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI - MISSISSIPPI'S RURAL SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION. THE HOSPITAL OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1958 AS A 25-BED HOSPITAL WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL CARE AT AN AFFORDABLE COST FOR THE PEOPLE OF SIMPSON COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. TODAY, IN ADDITION TO THE 25-BED ACUTE CARE AND SWING BED UNIT, THE FACILITY HAS A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, 10-BED INPATIENT SENIOR CARE UNIT, A PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM, FOUR RURAL HEALTH CLINICS, AND AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (IOP) SERVICE. SIMPSON GENERAL HOSPITAL SERVES THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING 24-HOUR EMERGENCY CARE SERVICES SEVEN DAYS A WEEK WITH APPROXIMATELY 6,000 ANNUAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. SGH IS COMMITTED TO MEETING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING A CONTINUUM OF HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE AND LIFE ENHANCEMENT SERVICES. THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY THE HOSPITAL FOR NEARLY 225 EMPLOYEES BOOST THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF LIVING FOR ALL RESIDENTS. THE VISION FOR CONTINUED GROWTH & SUSTAINABILITY: SIMPSON GENERAL HOSPITAL IS TO ENSURE THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION OF DELIVERING QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE CARE CAN CONTINUE WITH A FACILITY THAT IS MODERNIZED ENOUGH TO RESPOND TO THE ONGOING ADVANCEMENTS IN HEALTHCARE AS WELL AS FUTURE GROWTH TO CONTINUE SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR DECADES TO COME. GOALS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE: - INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY FOR DISABLED PATIENTS AND A GROWING ELDERLY POPULATION THROUGH AN IMPROVED SYSTEM OF COVERED AWNINGS AND ENTRANCES. - IMPROVING EMERGENCY ROOM ACCESS BY RELOCATIN G THE DEPARTMENT TO THE FRONT OF THE HOSPITAL FOR TIMELIER ADMISSION OF PATIENTS VIA AMBULANCE AND WALK-IN TRAFFIC. - RELOCATION OF THE OUTPATIENT ADMISSIONS AREA TO THE FRONT OF THE HOSPITAL TO ALLOW EASIER ACCESS FOR PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE OUTPATIENT LABORATORY AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES. - ADDITION OF A NEW ACUTE CARE PATIENT WING, WHICH WILL FEATURE 25 PRIVATE ROOMS. - DEMOLITION OF OLD HOMES THAT ARE NO LONGER IN USE ON THE HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY AND NEARBY PROPERTIES. - MODERNIZATION OF PATIENT-FACING AREAS SUCH AS THE SENIOR CARE UNIT, RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEPARTMENT, RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, LABORATORY DEPARTMENT AND PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM SPACE. - UPDATING VARIOUS SPACES INCLUDING THE MAIN LOBBY, PHARMACY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE THE HOSPITAL'S FOUNDING, TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES HAVE THE SPACE AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO MEET THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. - RELOCATION OF THE HELICOPTER PAD WITH INCREASED PROXIMITY TO THE NEW ER LOCATION. - RENOVATION OF A NEW SPACE AND FUTURE HOME TO THE HARRISVILLE CLINIC, FOLLOWED BY RELOCATION FROM ITS EXISTING FACILITY TO THE NEW SPACE.