Baptist Medical Center Leake
“Leaders In Healthcare Followers In Faith”

A 25-bed critical access hospital offering professional and compassionate health care to our community, not just for today, but for a lifetime.

At Baptist Leake, we believe our community deserves quality health care close to home. We offer inpatient, outpatient and advanced diagnostic services together to enhance the quality of life for families in Leake County and surrounding areas. Working together, the physicians and staff of Baptist Leake provide compassionate care for our community. Our guiding principles focus on respect and care for the whole person. Our beliefs center on the Golden Rule as the standard by which we treat every individual.

Goals

• Improve Access to Quality Care and Services
• Strengthen the Health Workforce
• Build Healthy Communities

Services

Baptist Leake offers acute care and swing bed, as well as MRI, vascular ultrasound, echocardiography, wound care and podiatry services. Our Level IV emergency room is staffed by qualified physicians and ancillary staff. We offer service from three clinics located in Walnut Grove and Carthage for all your family’s health care needs. The Birthplace from Baptist Medical Center in Jackson offers satellite services in Carthage. A board certified OB/GYN physician and nurse practitioner are on-site weekly supporting your prenatal care.

Vision

Healthy Communities, Healthy People! Baptist Leake will provide the community with excellent health care while upholding and maintaining its organizational values. We will be known for our excellence in Central Mississippi.

Mission

The mission of Baptist Medical Center Leake is to improve the health of the communities we serve by providing excellent health care services to the families of Leake County and surrounding communities by continually improving the quality of patient care and utilizing resources efficiently and effectively.

Baptist Medical Clinics in Leake County

Three convenient locations to better serve you. Appointments and walk-ins are welcome.

Baptist Medical Clinic Carthage (inside the hospital)
1100 Highway 16
Carthage, MS 39051
601-267-1470
Monday-Friday 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Baptist Medical Clinic / Thaggard Road
located in Madden
601-267-1320
7:30 – 5:00

Baptist Medical Clinic Walnut Grove
110 Park Street
Walnut Grove, MS 39189
601-253-0173
Monday-Thursday 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM Noon

Walk-ins and appointments are available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM.

 Swing Bed Program

Swing Bed (or Skilled Nursing Care) is a Medicare program designed to provide additional inpatient care to those needing extra time to heal or strengthen. Our Swing Bed program offers a much needed service for patients who no longer need acute hospital care, but do need skilled nursing or therapy care to complete their recovery. Our program offers patients a seamless transition from acute to follow up care, 24 hour skilled nursing care, comfort and familiarity of a local hospital and near to loved ones and friends.

Examples of diagnosis for Swing Bed:

• Stroke Recovery
• Diabetes
• Amputations
• Traumatic Injuries
• Conditions Requiring IV Therapy
• Wound Care
• Pain Management in Terminal Illness
• Rehabilitation Following Major Surgical Procedures