Merit Health Central is located in the capital city of Jackson, Ms. You are only a couple of minutes away from two main interstates. Right in the heart of Jackson you can explore 29 unique museums and attractions, over 300 restaurants, annual events and festivals, three historic cultural districts, innumerable visual and performing arts and cool nightlife. Jackson is a soulful kind of place for a weekend getaway, family fun, group tour, reunion, convention or small business meeting.

Merit Health Central is a 319-bed health care facility offering a wide range of services provided in a safe, caring, environment. Core services include diagnostic and surgical cardiac services, obstetrics and women’s health, cancer care, emergency department with FastTrack, orthopedics, inpatient adult behavioral health services, neurosurgery and general surgical services. Merit Health Central is home to Mississippi’s first non-invasive stereotactic radio-surgery and only designated burn center and is one of the first hospitals in the nation to add a PET/CT. We envision Merit Health Central as a health care delivery system driven by patient needs and a desire to meet or exceed the expectations of our patients, associates, physicians and the community at large.