CE147253

Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending - Construction

The Multispecialty Center will be a multi-story, mixed-use healthcare facility adjacent to the hospital. It will offer expanded services, including pediatric operational services for South Mississippi. The center will accommodate several new and vital programs, such as a state-of-the-art outpatient surgery center for pediatrics, a post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) to support pediatric specialty, subspecialty, and adult surgical care. Some of these services are currently unavailable in South Mississippi. Additionally, the center will have an expanded inpatient rehab facility and will house new telemedicine and residency programs.

Memorial and its clinics are currently unable to surgically treat pediatric patients, which forces South Mississippi families to travel out of state for treatment. The Multispecialty Center will provide the necessary facility space and components for Memorial to perform pediatric outpatient surgery. This will prevent further healthcare leakage to neighboring states and allow families to be treated in their own community. Memorial has partnered with a large Mississippi academic and medical facility to supply these services and enable children and their families to stay home for care.

The facility will also include a 60-bed inpatient rehab facility, which is critical for ensuring continuity of care from wellness to primary and emergency care, acute care, and ultimately to rehab or long-term care. Memorial currently has 33 beds that are frequently at capacity, forcing families to leave the lower six counties for treatment. The additional beds for the inpatient rehab facility are crucial to Memorial's ability to serve South Mississippi in the future.

Telemedicine capabilities, housed in the center, are a component of the Memorial Virtual Medicine Program (MVM). These capabilities will provide direct care to residents in their homes and places of employment, covering the entirety of South Mississippi.

The center will also feature an auditorium, high-technology classrooms, and administrative space for the community to establish outreach programs. Caseworkers, educators, nurse navigators, clinicians, and support staff will be able to address current and future social determinants that shape the typical health issues faced by Mississippians.

Memorial Hospital At Gulfport Foundation

NOT APPLICABLE

93.493 - Congressional Directives

HRSA Office of Federal Assistance Management (OFAM) [HHS - HRSA]

Gulfport, Mississippi United States

City-Wide

HRSA-22-134

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 08/31/25 to 08/31/26.