Merit Health Wesley

  • Acute care teaching hospital
  • Hattiesburg, MS
NPI1841241841CCN250094PAC ID4587656103Dmand IDSOC-H-002661
Beds, FY2025
136
Affiliated HCPs
268
Executives
239
Discharges, FY2025
6,738
Net patient revenue, FY2025
$171.9M
Facility address
5001 W Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Main phone
(601) 268-8000
Designations
Neonatal ICU
Website and social

Parent organization

Merit Health Wesley

Hospital organization · Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Ultimate parent organization

Community Health Systems

Health system · Franklin, Tennessee

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Merit Health Wesley is a 136-bed teaching hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Merit Health Wesley is a for-profit hospital in Community Health Systems.

Sources: Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (CMS); Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data; and Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS)

Travis Sisson is chief executive officer of Merit Health Wesley

Dmand AI tracks 239 executives and staff leaders at Merit Health Wesley. Waterfall enrichment finds their professional emails, personal emails and mobile numbers.

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Merit Health Wesley's NPI is 1841241841 and its CCN is 250094

Identifiers
CMS Certification Number (CCN)
250094
Medicare PAC ID
4587656103
Dmand ID
SOC-H-002661
Tax ID (EIN)
52-2050792
Program participation
Medicare and Medicaid
Contact
Facility address
5001 W Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
County
Lamar County
Main phone
(601) 268-8000
Executive emails and mobiles
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Classification
Facility type
Acute care teaching hospital
CMS hospital type
Acute Care Hospital
Ownership
Proprietary - Corporation
Setting
Urban
Accreditation
The Joint Commission
Teaching status
Teaching hospital

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (CMS); Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data; Dmand AI Organization Profile Data; and Hospital Enrollments (CMS)

Merit Health Wesley is part of Community Health Systems

Dmand AI places Merit Health Wesley under Merit Health Wesley, part of Community Health Systems. Community Health Systems also runs 38 other hospitals and 162 medical groups.

  • Community Health SystemsHealth system
  • Merit Health WesleyHospital organization
  • Merit Health WesleyAcute care teaching hospital · Hattiesburg, MS
  • 2 outpatient sites

38 other hospitals in Community Health Systems

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Outpatient sites under Merit Health Wesley

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Org hierarchy

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Merit Health Wesley has 136 beds and discharged 6,738 inpatients in fiscal 2025

Beds by type
Bed typeBeds
Staffed beds (fiscal 2025 cost report)136
Licensed beds211
CMS certified beds211
Psychiatric unit beds14

Inpatient volume and staffing, fiscal 2025

Inpatient discharges
6,738
Inpatient days
28,652
Average length of stay
4.3 days
Occupancy
57.7% of available bed days
Medicare discharges
1,335 (19.8%)
Medicaid discharges
982 (14.6%)
Employees on payroll
613 FTE
Registered nurses
212
Residents and interns
40 FTE

Trauma, burn, intensive care and transplant services

Neonatal ICU
Yes

Sources: Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (CMS); and Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS)

Merit Health Wesley had 685 Medicare inpatient discharges across 27 DRGs

Outpatient, it billed Medicare for 662 services in 21 ambulatory payment classifications (APCs). CMS publishes only the DRGs and APCs with 11 or more cases, so the smallest ones are left out of these counts.

Medicare inpatient discharges
685
Diagnosis related groups (DRGs)
27
Medicare outpatient services
662

Most common Medicare inpatient DRGs at Merit Health Wesley

  1. 871Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC136
  2. 291Heart failure and shock with MCC48
  3. 190Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with MCC35
  4. 274Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without MCC34
  5. 683Renal failure with CC33

Medicare fee-for-service discharges per diagnosis related group (DRG). Share is of all Medicare discharges CMS reports for the hospital.

Most billed Medicare outpatient services at Merit Health Wesley

Medicare fee-for-service services per ambulatory payment classification (APC). Share is of all Medicare outpatient services CMS reports for the hospital.

Sources: Medicare Inpatient Hospitals - by Provider and Service (CMS); and Medicare Outpatient Hospitals - by Provider and Service (CMS)

Merit Health Wesley has a 2-star CMS overall quality rating

CMS rates hospitals from 1 to 5 stars on mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience and timely and effective care. The patient survey stars come from 322 completed HCAHPS surveys, a 13% response rate.

CMS overall star rating
2 of 5
Patient survey (HCAHPS) summary
2 of 5
Completed patient surveys
322

How patients rate Merit Health Wesley in the CMS patient survey (HCAHPS)

  • Nurse communication2 of 5
  • Doctor communication3 of 5
  • Communication about medicines2 of 5
  • Discharge information2 of 5
  • Cleanliness1 of 5
  • Quietness4 of 5
  • Overall hospital rating2 of 5
  • Recommend the hospital3 of 5

Sources: Hospital General Information (CMS); and Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (CMS)

Merit Health Wesley offers 36 of the 57 services CMS tracks

It has every service CMS tracks in 2 of the 10 service lines, and some of them in 8 more.

  • Emergency and urgent care1 of 3
  • Surgery9 of 10
  • Intensive care3 of 6
  • Imaging and lab7 of 7
  • Cancer care2 of 2
  • Maternity and children's care2 of 3
  • Behavioral health1 of 7
  • Rehabilitation and therapy6 of 7
  • Transplant and kidney care2 of 4
  • Pharmacy and support services3 of 8

Most specialized services at Merit Health Wesley

Offered by the fewest US hospitals.

  • Neonatal ICU
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Audiology
  • Outpatient psychiatric care
  • Neurosurgery
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Source: Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (CMS)

Merit Health Wesley reported $171.9 million in net patient revenue in fiscal 2025

Its net income was 14.6% of net patient revenue.

Financial snapshot, fiscal 2025
Net patient revenue
$171.9M
Gross patient revenue (charges)
$1.54B
Operating expenses
$149.1M
Net income
$25M
Uncompensated care
$7M
Estimated revenue leakage
See the estimate
Denied claims trend
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Payers and insurance
Medicare
Participates
Medicaid
Participates
Medicare share of inpatient days
24.3%
Medicaid share of inpatient days
16.1%
Commercial payer mix
See payer mix

Source: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS)

Financials

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268 HCPs are affiliated with Merit Health Wesley

Physicians (MD, DO)183
Nurses49
Physician assistants6
Other clinicians30

Merit Health Wesley physicians by specialty

  1. Emergency medicine31
  2. Diagnostic radiology20
  3. Internal medicine15
  4. Family medicine12
  5. Nephrology10

Share of the 183 physicians Dmand AI links to Merit Health Wesley.

Medical groups with the most clinicians at Merit Health Wesley

41 groups with 5 or more clinicians here. Clinicians can bill through more than one group, so counts overlap.

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Physicians at Merit Health Wesley

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks 56 products in 23 technology categories at Merit Health Wesley

Vendor names, products and install status are available with a free account.

EHR market share in Mississippi hospitals

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

Technology

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Kevin J Hammons is listed as president/board member in Merit Health Wesley's CMS ownership record

Merit Health Wesley's CMS ownership record lists 4 corporate officers and 2 corporate directors.

  • Kevin J HammonsPresident/board member · Corporate officerSince 2020
  • Chris CobbVp/secretary · Corporate officerSince 2013
  • Paula M LalorDirector pfs/delegated official · Corporate directorSince 2017
+3 more owners, directors and managersNames, roles and start dates with a free account

Source: Hospital All Owners (CMS)

Hospitals similar in size to Merit Health Wesley

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Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS); and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Sources for Merit Health Wesley data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, CCN, PAC ID and classificationNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Hospital Enrollments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
AddressProvider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Dmand ID, phone, website and LinkedInDmand AI Org Hierarchy DataDmand AI Organization Profile Data
Beds, services, designations and procedure roomsProvider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Staffed beds, discharges, payer days and financialsHospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Medicare inpatient DRGs and outpatient APCsMedicare Inpatient Hospitals - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Outpatient Hospitals - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Overall star rating and patient survey starsHospital General Information (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Parent organizations, sister hospitals and outpatient sitesDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Affiliated HCPs, specialties and medical groupsNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Executives and departmentsDmand AI Executive Data
Technology categories and productsDmand AI Technology Install Data
Owners, directors and managers (PECOS)Hospital All Owners (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Similar hospitalsHospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

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What is the address and phone number of Merit Health Wesley?

Merit Health Wesley is at 5001 W Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS 39402. Its main phone number is (601) 268-8000.

Who is the CEO of Merit Health Wesley?

Dmand AI lists Travis Sisson as chief executive officer of Merit Health Wesley. It tracks 239 executives and leaders there in all, including 5 C-suite leaders, 2 vice presidents, 14 directors and 15 managers.

Who is the CFO of Merit Health Wesley?

Dmand AI lists Christy Wilson as chief financial officer of Merit Health Wesley.

How many beds does Merit Health Wesley have?

Merit Health Wesley has 136 staffed beds on its fiscal 2025 Medicare cost report and is licensed for 211.

What is Merit Health Wesley's CMS star rating?

Merit Health Wesley has 2 out of 5 stars in the CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating and 2 out of 5 stars in the HCAHPS patient survey.

How many Medicare patients does Merit Health Wesley admit?

CMS reports 685 Medicare fee-for-service inpatient discharges at Merit Health Wesley across 27 DRGs. The most common is septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC.

How many patients does Merit Health Wesley treat each year?

Merit Health Wesley discharged 6,738 inpatients in fiscal 2025, with 28,652 inpatient days.

Is Merit Health Wesley a teaching hospital?

Yes. CMS lists Merit Health Wesley as a teaching hospital and 40 resident and intern FTEs.

What is Merit Health Wesley's annual revenue?

Merit Health Wesley reported $171.9 million in net patient revenue in fiscal 2025, on $1.54 billion in gross charges.

Is Merit Health Wesley profitable?

Merit Health Wesley reported a net income of $25 million on its fiscal 2025 Medicare cost report.

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What share of Merit Health Wesley's patients are on Medicare or Medicaid?

Medicare covered 24.3% and Medicaid 16.1% of inpatient days at Merit Health Wesley in fiscal 2025.

What health system is Merit Health Wesley part of?

Merit Health Wesley is part of Community Health Systems, based in Franklin. Community Health Systems has 38 other hospitals in Dmand AI.

Who owns Merit Health Wesley?

Merit Health Wesley is a for-profit hospital (Proprietary - Corporation in CMS records). Dmand AI places it under Community Health Systems. Its CMS ownership record lists 6 owners, directors and managers, including Kevin J Hammons.

What physician groups are affiliated with Merit Health Wesley?

Groups with the most clinicians at Merit Health Wesley include Merit Health Medical Group - Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery and Hattiesburg Clinic. Dmand AI finds 41 medical groups with 5 or more clinicians there.

How many physicians work at Merit Health Wesley?

Dmand AI links 183 physicians and 268 HCPs in all to Merit Health Wesley with a current affiliation.

What is Merit Health Wesley's NPI number?

Merit Health Wesley's NPI number is 1841241841.

What is Merit Health Wesley's CCN?

Merit Health Wesley's CMS Certification Number (CCN) is 250094.

Is Merit Health Wesley for-profit or nonprofit?

Merit Health Wesley is a for-profit hospital, listed as Proprietary - Corporation in CMS records.

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