State Health Department says UMMC is qualified to host Mississippi's next burn center. Its application raises doubts.

Posted on AllSides April 12th, 2023
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The Mississippi State Department of Health says that the University of Mississippi Medical Center can potentially host a state burn center. Whether it actually has the qualifications to do so, however, is unclear. Mississippi’s only accredited burn center, housed at Merit Health Center in south Jackson, closed in October amid pandemic-related issues and staffing challenges. Ever since, both UMMC and Mississippi Baptist Medical Center have been competing for the title of the state’s next burn center. In February, a House committee approved giving UMMC $4 million to open a burn...

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