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Forrest County General Hospital

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Hattiesburg, MS
National Provider Identifier
1659644474
Registry record updated Feb 10, 2012
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Skilled Nursing FacilityTaxonomy code 314000000X
Legal business name
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL
Practice address
6051 U S Highway 49
Hattiesburg, MS 39401-7200
Phone
(601) 288-7000
Fax
(601) 288-2895
NPI assigned
Feb 10, 2012
Last updated
Feb 10, 2012By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Feb 10, 2012

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Authorized official

Name
Richard Andrew Woodard
Title
Chief Financial Officer
Phone
(601) 288-2892

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Skilled Nursing Facility 314000000X NU Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

6051 U S Highway 49
Hattiesburg, MS 39401-7200

Mailing address

6051 U S Highway 49
Hattiesburg, MS 39401-7200
Phone (601) 288-7000

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
11141OtherMSLICENSE

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MS

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20120305000269 MS Part A Provider - Skilled Nursing Facility 1052397767 Practice locations: Hattiesburg, MS

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1659644474. Details of each certification follow.

Skilled nursing facility certification: CCN 255335

Legal name
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL
Doing business as
FORREST GENERAL HOSPITAL SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Nursing home – SNF (Medicare) only
Participating since
May 10, 2012
Last certification
May 7, 2025
Beds
30
Ownership / control type
County
Organization structure
OtherNon-profit
Enrollment address
6051 U.S. Highway 49 South
Hattiesburg, MS 39404-6389
Nursing home name
FORREST GENERAL HOSPITAL SKILLED NURSING UNIT

Other NPIs with the same Medicare PAC ID 24

NPIs whose Medicare enrollments share a PECOS associate control ID (the same enrolled entity).

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Care Compare: Nursing home

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing UnitCCN 255335 · All quality measures
Overall star rating
5 of 5
Health inspections
5 of 5
Staffing
5 of 5
Quality measures
5 of 5
Type
Medicare
Ownership
Government - County
Certified
May 10, 2012
Medicare certification status
ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file
Certified beds
3028.3 residents per day on average

Processed by Care Compare on Aug 1, 2026.

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Tax ID family
Forrest Cty Gen Hosp41 organizations share this tax ID, including this one

Other organizations with this tax ID 40

Organizations that report the same tax identification number in the National Provider Directory.

View all 40

Ownership & related parties

All disclosed owners & managing parties 10

As disclosed on the Medicare enrollment (CMS All Owners files). Individuals include officers, directors and managing employees, who may not hold ownership.

NameRoleSinceShare
Erik Steele Individual Corporate OfficerBoard Member (Vice Chair) Jan 1, 2017
Corporate DirectorBoard Member (Vice-Chair) Jan 1, 2017
Jennifer McLaurin Individual Corporate DirectorAdministrator/Director of the SNF Jan 1, 2025
Adp of the SNF Jan 9, 2026
Ben R Hester Individual Corporate OfficerCfo Oct 1, 2017
Operational/Managerial Control Oct 1, 2017
Peggy Answorth Individual Corporate OfficerBoard Secretary Apr 1, 2023
Corporate DirectorBoard Secretary Apr 1, 2023
Andrew B. Mercier Individual Corporate OfficerBoard Member Mar 4, 2024
Corporate DirectorBoard Member Mar 4, 2024
Shea McNease Individual Corporate OfficerBoard Member Aug 1, 2024
Corporate DirectorBoard Member Aug 1, 2024
Forrest County Board of Superviors Organization, Hattiesburg, MS 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Jan 1, 1966
Jana Causey Individual Corporate OfficerBoard Chairman Jan 1, 2023
Corporate DirectorBoard Chairman Jan 1, 2023
Harry Chip McArthur Individual Corporate OfficerBoard Member Aug 1, 2024
Corporate DirectorBoard Member Aug 1, 2024
Charles R Griffith Individual Corporate DirectorMedical Director Jan 1, 2025
Adp of the SNF Jan 9, 2026

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 1

Owners and managing parties disclosed on this facility’s Medicare enrollment that are themselves Medicare-enrolled.

All facility ownership & control disclosures 17

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider’s PECOS associate ID as an owner or managing party.

FacilityTypeRoleSince
Highland Community HospitalPicayune, MS, CCN 250117 Hospital 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest
Operational/Managerial Control		 May 1, 2006
May 1, 2006
The Orthopedic InstituteHattiesburg, MS, CCN 250078 Hospital 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Jul 15, 1952
Marion General HospitalColumbia, MS, CCN 250085 Hospital 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%) Jan 1, 2012
Marion General HospitalColumbia, MS, CCN 25U085 Hospital 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%) Jan 1, 2012
Jefferson Davis Community Hospital Swing BedPrentiss, MS, CCN 25Z326 Hospital Operational/Managerial Control (100%) Jul 1, 2011
Pearl River County Hospital and Nursing HomePoplarville, MS, CCN 251333 Hospital 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%)
Operational/Managerial Control (100%)		 Feb 1, 2020
Feb 1, 2020
Pearl River County Hospital Swing BedPoplarville, MS, CCN 25Z333 Hospital 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%)
Operational/Managerial Control (100%)		 Feb 1, 2020
Feb 1, 2020
Jefferson Davis Extended Care FacilityPrentiss, MS, CCN 255050 Skilled nursing facility 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%) Jan 1, 2012
Pearl River County Hospital and Nursing HomePoplarville, MS, CCN 255349 Skilled nursing facility 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%)
Operational/Managerial Control (100%)		 Feb 1, 2020
Feb 1, 2020
Forrest General Home Care of Marion GeneralColumbia, MS, CCN 257089 Home health agency 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Jan 1, 2012
Jefferson Davis Rural Health ClinicPrentiss, MS, CCN 258523 Rural health clinic 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest
Operational/Managerial Control		 Jul 1, 2011
Jul 1, 2011
Marion County General HospitalColumbia, MS, CCN 258612 Rural health clinic 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%)
Operational/Managerial Control (100%)		 Oct 1, 2014
Oct 1, 2007
Highland Pediatric and Primary Care Rural Health ClinicPicayune, MS, CCN 258631 Rural health clinic 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%)
Operational/Managerial Control		 Dec 1, 2018
Dec 1, 2018
Forrest County General HospitalPoplarville, MS, CCN 258556 Rural health clinic 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%)
Operational/Managerial Control (100%)		 Feb 1, 2020
Feb 1, 2020
Highland Center for Women's HealthPicayune, MS, CCN 258683 Rural health clinic Operational/Managerial Control Aug 13, 2017
Forrest County General HospitalRichton, MS, CCN 253452 Rural health clinic 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%) Jan 1, 2022
Highland Family Medicine ClinicPicayune, MS, CCN 258673 Rural health clinic 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%)
Operational/Managerial Control		 Jun 1, 2022
Jun 1, 2022

Owned or controlled facilities with NPI records 17

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider as an owner, officer, director or managing party.

View all 17

Facilities with the same owner 5

Facilities that share an organizational owner with 5% or greater ownership or operational control.

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Practitioners 1

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles, and the practitioner matching its NPPES authorized official.

Affiliated clinicians 7

Clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation in Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1328832000000",
    "number": "1659644474",
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            "city": "HATTIESBURG",
            "state": "MS",
            "postal_code": "394017200",
            "telephone_number": "601-288-7000",
            "fax_number": "601-288-2895"
        },
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "organization_name": "FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL",
        "organizational_subpart": "NO",
        "enumeration_date": "2012-02-10",
        "last_updated": "2012-02-10",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "WOODARD",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "RICHARD",
        "authorized_official_middle_name": "ANDREW",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER",
        "authorized_official_telephone_number": "601-288-2892"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Skilled Nursing Facility",
            "state": "NU",
            "license": null,
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "LICENSE",
            "identifier": "11141",
            "state": "MS"
        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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