East Mississippi State Hospital

East Mississippi State Hospital
East Mississippi State Hospital
	East Mississippi State Hospital in the early 1900s
Geography
Location	Meridian, Mississippi, United States
Links
Website	www.emsh.state.ms.us
Lists	Hospitals in Mississippi

Last updated March 18, 2023

The East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) is a mental health facility of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Meridian, Mississippi.^[1]^[2]^[3] The facility is the third-largest employer in the Meridian area.^[4]

A regional center, EMSH serves 31 counties, including Alcorn, Covington, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Forrest, George, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale County, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Perry, Prentiss, Scott, Smith, Tippah, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and Winston.^[5]

History

Due to advocacy from Dorothea Dix, on March 8, 1882 the Mississippi State Legislature passed legislation establishing the East Mississippi State Insane Asylum.^[6] The hospital opened in a location 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Meridian in 1885.^[7] In 1898 the facility's name was changed to the East Mississippi Insane Hospital. In the 1930s the facility received its current name.^[6] In 1984 the MDMH Board of Mental Health established a catchment area to EMSH so that admissions to EMSH and the Mississippi State Hospital would be balanced. As of 2010 the 31 county catchment area for EMSH has a population of about 900,000 people.^[8]

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References

↑ "Contact Us Archived 2010-09-16 at the Wayback Machine ." East Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on October 31, 2010. "4555 Highland Park Drive Meridian, MS 39307."
↑ "Driving Directions Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine ." (Direct image link Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine ) East Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on October 31, 2010.
↑ "Large Map Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine ." (Direct image link Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine ) East Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on October 31, 2010.
↑ "About Us Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine ." East Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on October 31, 2010.
↑ "image1178.jpg Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine ." East Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on November 1, 2010.
1 2 "History of EMSH." East Mississippi State Hospital. Page 1 Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on October 31, 2010.
↑ Chisholm, Hugh. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. University Press, 1911. Volume 18. 602. Retrieved from Google Books on October 31, 2010.
↑ "History of EMSH." East Mississippi State Hospital. Page 2 Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on November 1, 2010.

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[1] "Contact Us Archived 2010-09-16 at the Wayback Machine ." East Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on October 31, 2010. "4555 Highland Park Drive Meridian, MS 39307."

[2] "Driving Directions Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine ." (Direct image link Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine ) East Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on October 31, 2010.

[3] "Large Map Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine ." (Direct image link Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine ) East Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on October 31, 2010.

[4] "About Us Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine ." East Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on October 31, 2010.

[5] "image1178.jpg Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine ." East Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on November 1, 2010.

[History1-6] 1 2 "History of EMSH." East Mississippi State Hospital. Page 1 Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on October 31, 2010.

[7] Chisholm, Hugh. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. University Press, 1911. Volume 18. 602. Retrieved from Google Books on October 31, 2010.

[History2-8] "History of EMSH." East Mississippi State Hospital. Page 2 Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on November 1, 2010.

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