title: South Central Regional Medical Center
text: # South Central Regional Medical Center
  
  South Central Regional Medical Center was founded in 1952 and is currently a 285-bed, public not-for-profit hospital located in Laurel, Mississippi. The hospital primarily serves a four-county area: Jones County, Jasper County, Wayne County and Smith County. The stated focus of the South Central Regional Medical Center Health System is to provide excellent healthcare services to the residents of South Central Mississippi and to improve the quality of life in the region.
  
  South Central has more than 80 physicians on staff representing 28 medical specialties, with over 2,100 employees throughout the health system.
  
  SCRMC has been named a COVID-19 Center of Excellence by the Mississippi State Department of Health; and is a certified Baby-Friendly facility by Baby-Friendly USA.
  
  Mission: Excellent Care and Service. Every Patient. Every Interaction. Every Time.
  
  Vision: By providing excellent care and service, we will become the healthcare provider of choice.
  
  In 2013 and 2014, the facility's average length of stay was about 4.6 days and its Medicaid utilization rate was near 70 percent.
  
  