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Saturday, Jun. 20, 2009

Medical Services

Crisis Numbers

Emergency, 911

AIDS Hotline, toll free, 1-800-826-2961

Child Abuse Hotline, Mississippi, 1-800-222-8000. Available 24 hours a day.

Gulf Coast Women’s Center, Harrison County, 435-1968, and Jackson County, 875-5433. All other counties call (800) 800-1396. Available 24-hours a day. Domestic violence, rape crisis, sexual assault crisis line and community outreach services for six counties. A shelter is available for victims of violence and their children.

Poison Control Center, 1-800-222-1222.

General hospitals

Biloxi Regional Medical Center, 150 Reynoir St., Biloxi, 432-1571.

Cedar Lake Surgery Center, 1720 B Medical Park Drive, Biloxi, 702-2000.

Garden Park Medical Center, 15200 Community Road, Gulfport, 575-7000.

George County Regional Hospital, 859 Winter St., Lucedale, (601) 947-3161.

Gulf South Surgery Center, 1206 31st Ave., Gulfport, 864-0008.

Hancock Medical Center, 149 Drinkwater Blvd., Bay St. Louis, 467-8600.

Highland Community Hospital, 801 Goodyear Blvd., Picayune, (601) 798-4711.

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, 4500 13th St., Gulfport, 867-4000.

Ocean Springs Hospital, 3109 Bienville Blvd., Ocean Springs, 818-1111.

Pearl River County Hospital, 305 W. Moody St., Poplarville, (601) 795-4543.

Select Specialty Hospital Gulf Coast, 1520 Broad Ave., Gulfport, 575-7500. Long term acute care facility.

Singing River Hospital, 2809 Denny Ave., Pascagoula, 809-5000.

Stone County Hospital, 1434 E. Central Ave., Wiggins. (601) 928-6600.

Military Medical Facilities

Keesler Air Force Base Medical Center, on base in Biloxi, 376-2550 or 1-800-700-8603. Comprehensive health care for eligible active duty and retired military personnel and their families.

U.S. Naval Branch Health Clinic, 5503 Marvin Shield Blvd., Gulfport.

Appointments: 1-877-879-1621. General information: 871-2810. A medical clinic for Seabees and their families living on base.

VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System; Biloxi Division, 400 Veterans Ave., 523-5000. Acute-care hospital with various rehabilitation clinics and programs.

Psychiatric Hospitals

Gulf Oaks Hospital, 180-C DeBuys Road, Building C, Biloxi, 388-0600. A center for the treatment of adults with psychological and chemical dependency problems.

Memorial Behavioral Health, 11150 U.S. 49 North, Gulfport, 1-800-831-1700. Serves children, adolescents and adults to address behavioral, emotional and dual diagnosis problems.

Referral Services

Doctors Directory, 497-7470. A referral service of Singing River Hospital System serving Jackson and George counties.