Hospital · Short-term acute hospital
Who owns Merit Health Wesley?
5001 W Hardy St · Hattiesburg, MS · 39402
Overview
Merit Health Wesley is a short-term acute hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, operated by Wesley Health System LLC. Lamar County has 2 hospitals, 3 nursing homes and 3 urgent care centers.
Ownership
Merit Health Wesley is operated by Wesley Health System LLC, part of Community Health Systems.
- Operator
- Wesley Health System LLC
- Owner group
- Community Health Systems
- Ownership type
- Private Nonprofit
- Sources
- CMS Hospital Enrollments · 2026-10-01
- CMS Hospital All Owners · 2026-09-29
- SEC 10-K, Exhibit 21 · 2026-02-19
- CMS record · 2024
Ownership history
Every dated change of operator and owner for Merit Health Wesley, 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 2025.
| Net patient revenue | $171.9M |
| Operating expenses | $149.1M |
| Net income | $25.0M |
| Net income as a share of net patient revenue | 14.6% |
| Uncompensated care cost | $7.0M |
| Charity care cost | $5.6M |
| Medicaid net revenue | $13.0M |
| Medicare disproportionate share percentage | 15.0% |
Payer mix by inpatient days (2025)
- Commercial and other 59.6%
- Medicare 24.3%
- Medicaid 16.1%
Services
Top inpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Discharges | Average total payment |
|---|---|---|
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC · 871 | 136 | $16K |
| Heart failure and shock with MCC · 291 | 48 | $12K |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with MCC · 190 | 35 | $9K |
| Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without MCC · 274 | 34 | $26K |
| Renal failure with CC · 683 | 33 | $8K |
Top outpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Services |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services · 8011 | 167 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services · 5374 | 83 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures · 5191 | 39 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services · 5375 | 38 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services · 5361 | 32 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. Small counts are suppressed by CMS.
Location and market
- Address
- 5001 W Hardy St · Hattiesburg, MS · 39402
- County
- Lamar County
- State
- Mississippi
1 off-site locations
Campuses, off-site emergency departments and outpatient departments under this hospital's certification.
Nearby hospitals
| Name | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Forrest General Hospital | Hattiesburg | 2.4 mi |
| South Mississippi State Hospital | Purvis | 11.3 mi |
| Covington County Hospital Cah | Collins | 24.5 mi |
| Perry County General Hospital | Richton | 25.2 mi |
| Marion General Hospital | Columbia | 26.5 mi |
| South Central Reg Med Ctr | Laurel | 28.3 mi |
Sources and identifiers
- Operator: CMS Hospital Enrollments · CMS Hospital All Owners · SEC 10-K, Exhibit 21 · CMS record
- Finances and payer mix: CMS hospital cost reports (HCRIS), fiscal year 2025
- 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
- 250094
- NPI
- 1841241841
- Last confirmed
- 2026-10-23
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