Introduction

University of Mississippi Medical Center

MISSION

Improve the health and well-being of patients and the community through excellent training for health care professionals, engagement in innovative research, and the delivery of state-of-the-art health care.

VISION

The University of Mississippi Medical Center will be a premier academic health sciences system that is recognized nationally for high-quality clinical care, for innovative research and for training committed health care professionals who work together to improve health outcomes and eliminate health care disparities.

UMMC Interesting Facts

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is the State’s only:

• Academic Health Science Center
• Level 1 Trauma Center
• Children’s Hospital
• Transplant Center
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Disaster Medical Communication Center
• Mobile Field Hospital
• Poison Control Center

The UMMC campus is the most densely populated piece of real estate in Mississippi.

• Over 10,000 employees
• Over 3,000 students
• Hundreds of patients and families
• Over 25,000 people on campus daily