You’re getting released from the hospital. While that’s exciting, it’s still normal to require a little extra support until you are completely back on your feet. You may need time to rebuild your strength, make sure your balance is steady, and make sure everything is working together again, or you may want to explore longer-term care or rehabilitation options. Forrest Health offers a variety of options across its service area, listed below, designed to meet you where you are and help you move forward with confidence.
Home Care
Care and support provided in your own home to help you stay safe, comfortable, and independent while you recover or manage health needs.
Forrest Health Home Care requires a physician’s prescription, and is covered by many insurance companies, Medicare Part A, B, and may be available for some Medicaid patients.
Services include: Skilled nursing, Wound/Ostomy, Mental Health, IV Therapy, Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapies, Social Services, Certified Diabetic Education, and Personal Care Services.
- Remote Patient Monitoring
- Medication help, wound care, therapy
- Remain home safely
- Daily monitoring
Locations:
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- Prentiss
- Tylertown
- Richton
- Columbia
- Picayune
- Laurel
For more information:
Call 601-288-4344
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Hospice
Compassionate care focused on comfort, dignity, and quality of life for people facing a serious illness with support for both the patient and their loved ones.
- Nurse works with family to assess/meet patient’s needs
- Bereavement coordinator helps support family
- Volunteers can provide services when family is unavailable – reading, visiting, respite
Locations:
- Hattiesburg Hospice
- Picayune Hospice
- Asbury Hospice House, a 12-bed facility in Hattiesburg, which offers a comforting, home-like setting with 24/7 care for patients needing hospice support outside the home.
For more information:
Call 601-288-2501
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Skilled Nursing Unit
Short-term medical care for people who need close nursing attention, therapy, or monitoring while they recover from illness, injury, or surgery.
- Therapy gym on the unit
- Registered dietitian
- Activity program led by coordinator
- Hospitality services provided
Locations:
- Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg
- Jefferson Davis Extended Care Facility, Prentiss
- Pearl River Community Nursing Home, Poplarville
For more information:
- Forrest General Hospital SNU – 601-288-7000
- Jefferson Davis Extended Care Facility – 601-792-4276
- Pearl River Community Nursing Home – 601-795-4543
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Swing Bed
A flexible hospital stay that allows patients to received skilled nursing or rehab care without moving to another facility, helping recovery continue smoothly.
- 24-Hour Nursing Care
- Physical, Occupational, Speech Therapy
- Social Services
- Therapy Gym
- Activity Room
- Private Rooms/Bathrooms
Locations:
- Highland Community Hospital, Picayune, 601-792-1113
- Jefferson Davis Community Hospital, Prentiss, 601-792-4276
- Marion General Hospital, Columbia, 601-740-2063 or 601-740-2112
- Walthall General Hospital, Tylertown, 601-876-2122
- Pearl River Community Hospital & Nursing Home, Poplarville, 601-795-4543
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Infusion Services
Infusion services are treatments where medication or fluids are given directly into the body through a needle or IV instead of being taken by mouth. You might need infusion services when oral medications aren’t strong enough, don’t work well for your condition, or your body can’t absorb them properly. They’re often used to deliver things like antibiotics, hydration, iron, or other medications more quickly and effectively.
Forrest Health offers outpatient infusion therapy to support treatment for conditions like dehydration, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, anemia, and osteoporosis.
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- intravenous antibiotics
- iron replacement
- hydration therapy
- blood transfusions
- various injectable medications including vaccines, provided when oral options are not suitable.
Locations: All Forrest Health Hospitals
For more information:
call 601-288-2956
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Inpatient Rehab
Intensive therapy provided in a hospital or rehab setting for people who need daily support to regain strength, mobility, or independence.
- Rehab nursing
- Physical, occupational therapy
- Prosthetic training
- Wheelchair fitting/training
- Support Groups
- Community re-entry
Location:
- Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, 601-288-3814
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Outpatient Rehab
Outpatient Rehab
Therapy services you visit for scheduled appointments, designed to help you heal, build strength, and get back to everyday activities while living at home.
- Physical, speech, occupation therapies
- Orthopedic Problems
- Neurological Conditions
- General Medical Conditions
- Pediatric Outpatient Rehab is available at the Outpatient Clinic located at the Hattiesburg YMCA and includes physical, speech, and occupational therapies for children with special needs for growth and development or injury recovery. Ages birth to 15 years old.
Locations:
All Forrest Health Hospitals
- Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, 601-288-7000
- Highland Community Hospital, Picayune, 601-358-9400
- Jefferson Davis Community Hospital, Prentiss, 601-792-4276
- Forrest Health Outpatient Rehabilitation – Marion County, Columbia, 601-444-0030
- Walthall General Hospital, Tylertown, 601-876-2122
- Pearl River County Hospital Poplarville, 601-795-4543
- Perry County General Hospital, Richton, 601-788-6316
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Wound Care
Wound Care
Forrest Health’s Wound Healing Centers are staffed with a unique team of doctors, nurses and techs who are especially successful at caring for people whose open sores have resisted traditional treatment, with a success rate of 90 percent healed in 12–16 weeks! You do not need a referral from a doctor to receive treatment at a Wound Healing Center.
Treatments offered at Wound Healing Centers include:
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Management of difficult to heal chronic wounds
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Specialized wound dressings
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Contact casting
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Negative pressure therapy
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
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Diabetic and pressure ulcer management
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Wound infection management
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Nutrition counseling, education and prevention
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Necrotizing Infections
Locations:
- Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, 601-288-3890
- Highland Community Hospital, Picayune, 601-358-9570
- Pearl River County Hospital, Poplarville, 601-288-3890
- Walthall General Hospital, Tylertown, 601-288-3890
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