Hospital · Short-term acute hospital
Who owns Merit Health Natchez?
52 Sergeant Prentiss Drive · Natchez, MS · 39120
Overview
Beds151
Discharges2,276cost report 2024
Occupancy21%inpatient days ÷ bed days
Employees (FTE)286
Merit Health Natchez is a short-term acute hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, operated by Natchez Hospital Company, LLC. Adams County has 1 hospitals, 3 nursing homes and 1 urgent care centers.
Ownership
Merit Health Natchez is operated by Natchez Hospital Company, LLC, part of Community Health Systems.
- Operator
- Natchez Hospital Company, LLC
- Owner group
- Community Health Systems
- Ownership type
- Private For Profit
- Sources
- CMS Hospital Enrollments · 2026-10-01
- CMS Hospital All Owners · 2026-09-29
- SEC filing · 2026-02-19
- SEC 10-K, Exhibit 21 · 2026-02-19
Ownership history
Every dated change of operator and owner for Merit Health Natchez, with the source for each.
Full ownership tree of Community Health Systems
Every entity between this facility and its ultimate owner, with ownership percentages and dates.
Finances
From the hospital's Medicare cost report, fiscal year ending 2024.
| Net patient revenue | $66.8M |
| Operating expenses | $60.2M |
| Net income | $8.0M |
| Net income as a share of net patient revenue | 12.0% |
| Uncompensated care cost | $2.7M |
| Charity care cost | $2.2M |
| Medicaid net revenue | $8.2M |
| Medicare disproportionate share percentage | 12.0% |
Payer mix by inpatient days (2024)
- Commercial and other 59.1%
- Medicare 25.4%
- Medicaid 15.4%
Services
Top inpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Discharges | Average total payment |
|---|---|---|
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC · 871 | 114 | $18K |
| Heart failure and shock with MCC · 291 | 38 | $12K |
| Renal failure with MCC · 682 | 22 | $14K |
| Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCC · 193 | 22 | $12K |
| Renal failure with CC · 683 | 18 | $8K |
Top outpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Services |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services · 8011 | 90 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services · 5361 | 43 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures · 5183 | 31 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage · 5072 | 29 |
| Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures · 5091 | 28 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. Small counts are suppressed by CMS.
Location and market
- Address
- 52 Sergeant Prentiss Drive · Natchez, MS · 39120
- County
- Adams County
- State
- Mississippi
Hospitals in the county1
Nursing homes3
Urgent care centers1
Nearby hospitals
| Name | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Riverbridge Specialty Hospital | Vidalia | 3.1 mi |
| Freedom Behavioral Hospital Of Ferriday | Ferriday | 12.7 mi |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital | Meadville | 29.9 mi |
Sources and identifiers
- Operator: CMS Hospital Enrollments · CMS Hospital All Owners · SEC filing · SEC 10-K, Exhibit 21
- Finances and payer mix: CMS hospital cost reports (HCRIS), fiscal year 2024
- Services: CMS Medicare inpatient and outpatient utilization
- Ownership type and beds: CMS Provider of Services file
- Location: CMS and Census Bureau geography
- CMS certification number
- 250084
- NPI
- 1164821559
- Last confirmed
- 2026-10-23
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