The
Kosciusko-Attala County regional health care center reaches out
to Central
Mississippi with excellent medical resources. The 72-bed Monfort-Jones Hospital provides general medical,
obstetrical, and surgical care along with a 24-hour emergency
department, a 7 -bed coronary unit, an acute care unit, swing
bed service and adult psychiatric care services. Out-patient
services in a broad range of specialties are also available.
Over 400 medical
specialists and 22 specialized medical facilities are located
within a one-hour drive of Kosciusko.
The
Attala County Health Department consists of
environmentalists, physicians, nurses, social workers,
nutritionists, disease intervention specialists and
medical aides.
For the aging, several
alternatives include the Attala County Nursing Center,
which is a skilled nursing facility, private personal
care homes and an assisted living complex. Kosciusko is
also home to the 150-bed Mississippi State Veterans Home
which provides care for the veterans in the region.
Attala County
is also within an hour's drive of over nine (9) major
medical facilities in Jackson. Links to these facilities
are listed below.
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