North Mississippi Health Services Inc

Nurse Link is a free community telephone service that assists callers with health information, offers triage for symptom-based calls, and makes recommendations for care by utilizing a physician approved, computerized protocol system and reference materials. Nurse Link is staffed by registered nurses. The service also includes the appointment desk, which is a free community health information and physician referral service, and physician consult line, which is a free service that provides regional physicians and their staff access to all departments, specialists and clinics. It offers after-hours coverage for physician clinics throughout northeast Mississippi and for the branch offices of NMMC Home Health Agency and Hospice. It also provides a call-back service to discharged patients. The cost of providing these services was approximately $770,545, in fiscal year 2024. NMHS makes cash donations to a wide variety of community charitable organizations involved in local schools, the arts, public health, and community development activities.