Hospital · Short-term acute hospital
Who owns Ochsner Rush Hospital?
1314 19th Ave · Meridian, MS · 39301
Overview
Beds191
Discharges4,887cost report 2024
Occupancy32%inpatient days ÷ bed days
Employees (FTE)794
Ochsner Rush Hospital is a short-term acute hospital in Meridian, Mississippi, operated by Ochsner. Lauderdale County has 4 hospitals, 6 nursing homes and 3 urgent care centers.
Ownership
Ochsner Rush Hospital is operated by Ochsner.
- Operator
- Ochsner
- Ownership type
- Private Nonprofit
- Sources
- CMS record · 2024
- Other published source · 2025
Ownership history
Every dated change of operator and owner for Ochsner Rush Hospital, with the source for each.
Finances
From the hospital's Medicare cost report, fiscal year ending 2024.
| Net patient revenue | $159.1M |
| Operating expenses | $165.5M |
| Net income | $2.6M |
| Net income as a share of net patient revenue | 1.6% |
| Uncompensated care cost | $10.9M |
| Charity care cost | $8.0M |
| Medicaid net revenue | $42.9M |
| Medicare disproportionate share percentage | 20.0% |
Payer mix by inpatient days (2024)
- Commercial and other 52.6%
- Medicare 28.4%
- Medicaid 19.1%
Services
Top inpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Discharges | Average total payment |
|---|---|---|
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC · 871 | 128 | $14K |
| Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure · 189 | 56 | $9K |
| Heart failure and shock with MCC · 291 | 45 | $10K |
| Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCC · 280 | 41 | $11K |
| Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with CC · 378 | 29 | $7K |
Top outpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Services |
|---|---|
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures · 5115 | 103 |
| Level 4 Vascular Procedures · 5184 | 87 |
| Level 2 Urology and Related Services · 5372 | 87 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage · 5072 | 83 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures · 5114 | 74 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. Small counts are suppressed by CMS.
Location and market
- Address
- 1314 19th Ave · Meridian, MS · 39301
- County
- Lauderdale County
- State
- Mississippi
Hospitals in the county4
Nursing homes6
Urgent care centers3
Nearby hospitals
| Name | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Specialty Hospital | Meridian | 0.0 mi |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center | Meridian | 0.1 mi |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South | Meridian | 0.2 mi |
| Hill Hospital Of Sumter County | YORK | 24.9 mi |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital | UNION | 27.6 mi |
Sources and identifiers
- Operator: CMS record · Other published source
- 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
- 250069
- NPI
- 1770543399
- Last confirmed
- 2026-10-23
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