About Your Stay

On behalf of the entire Baptist family, we welcome you as our patient and guest. It is our hope that while you are here, we can make you and your visitors as comfortable as possible.

Your physician is one of more than 450 members of Baptist's medical staff and will direct your clinical treatment. Additionally, many other people --- some of whom you may never meet --- will focus their attention on you. Baptist's approximately 3,000 healthcare workers are all here for the same purpose: to use their combined skills to provide you with the best possible care.

Because you are very important to us, we would appreciate any suggestions you could offer to help us improve our services or make your stay more pleasant. If you have any concerns please dial 601-948-6262 and someone will assist you.

This guide is provided to answer your questions and help you understand Baptist's services and policies. Thank you for choosing Baptist. It is our privilege to serve you.

Volunteers
Our volunteers are welcome members of the Baptist healthcare team, and you will probably be helped by at least one of them while you are in the hospital. You will recognize our volunteers by their uniform and nametag.

Volunteers donate many hours of service assisting patients within the hospital. Delivering flowers, mail and messages to patients, and serving at our information desks are just a few of the tasks they perform.

Membership in the Auxiliary is open to men and women who are interested in community service in a hospital setting. If you or a friend is interesting in joining, please call our Volunteer Services Department at extension 1210 for more information.

Before You Leave

• Ask your nurse for any medications that may have been kept for you at the nurses' station or prescriptions left by your physician.
• Make sure your room has been checked carefully for personal belongings by your nurse or family member.
• Ask your nurse for assistance in retrieving valuables you may have stored in the hospital safe.
• Please remember discharge is at 11 a.m. pending your doctor's approval.

We Want Your Opinion
Since our beginning as Baptist Hospital in 1911, Baptist has led the way in healthcare in Mississippi. Baptist exists for its patients and strives to provide the quality of care everyone requiring medical treatment deserves. With the high cost of technology and the constant changes in government regulations and reimbursement, maintaining our position as the preferred healthcare provider for our community is a never-ending challenge, but one that we are determined to meet.

Your comments about your experience at Baptist are very important to us. You will receive an opinion survey and we would appreciate your response. However, we hope that while you are here you will tell us immediately if something needs attention, and not wait until you receive the survey.

Our goal is that you receive First Class service from everyone you meet at Baptist. Whatever your needs may be, we hope that you will give us the opportunity to serve you.