Rated High-Performing in Heart Attack 2024-2025 by U.S. News & World Report.
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We were named one of the nation’s Best Hospitals, as well as a High Performing Hospital for hip fracture and knee replacement by U.S. News & World Report in 2022. We are the only hospital in the Golden Triangle to receive the Platinum Performance Achievement Award from the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry.

We also received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines^® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment. And, we were recognized by Vizient, a national organization dedicated to improving health care solutions, as a Top Ten Performer in the 2022 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD Quality Leadership Ranking. Baptist Golden Triangle also earned Vizient’s Bernard A. Birnbaum Quality and Accountability Award as a Complex Care Medical Center.

While we are very proud of all these accolades, we consider the quality care and recovery of our patients the most significant of our accomplishments. Because at Baptist Golden Triangle, our most important goal is to continue to get better every day for our patients.

Serving the Needs of the Golden Triangle

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is a 323-bed acute care hospital in Columbus, Mississippi. As one of the largest entity hospitals in Baptist Memorial Health Care’s system of 24 hospitals, Baptist Golden Triangle has been caring for residents of the East Mississippi and West Alabama area for more than 50 years.

With more than 100 physicians and surgeons representing nearly every medical specialty, we provide a full range of comprehensive medical services. We strive to provide high-quality health care services and emphasize quality and patient safety.

We are currently the only hospital in Mississippi and one of only 18 hospitals in the United States awarded an “A” Hospital Safety Grade on every survey conducted by The Leapfrog Group, a nationally respected watchdog organization that monitors hospitals’ systems, protocols and efforts to ensure patient safety. The Leapfrog Group has been rating hospitals since 2012.

Baptist Golden Triangle was recognized as the top hospital in Mississippi for quality in 2022 by Blue Cross & Blue Shield, was named the Overall Top Comprehensive Quality Model Performer Hospital in 2022, and recognized for how well we kept patients from being readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged.

Visiting Our Medical Center

Are you planning a visit to our Columbus, MS hospital? We encourage patients to be prepared to share their medical history with our doctors and nurses. Visitors are permitted in accordance with our visitor guidelines.

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For everyone’s safety

At Baptist Golden Triangle, we’re committed to keeping our patients, visitors and staff safe. Learn more about the security measures we have taken to ensure your safety.

Hospital Parking

For the convenience of our patients and visitors, parking is located at the 5th Street entrance on the west side of the building. Parking is also available in lots along Baptist Boulevard, on the east and south sides of our campus.

Chapel and Pastoral Care

Both of our hospital chapels are always open to provide quiet places for prayer and meditation. One chapel is located on the first floor, just off of the lobby of the 5th Street building; the other is located on the first floor of the Patient Tower, across from the gift shop.

Chaplains offer pastoral care for patients and family members who request assistance with spiritual concerns. The Pastoral Care office is open from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

To contact a hospital chaplain on nights and weekends, call the hospital switchboard at 662-244-1000. Director of Pastoral Care Jonathan Blackburn can be reached at [email protected] or 662-244-1258.

Hospital Gift Shop

Operated by our hospital Auxiliary, the Golden-Triangle gift shop is located in the lobby of the Patient Tower and is stocked with a variety of snacks, candy, flowers, green plants, personal items, balloons, stuffed animals, baby items, picture frames, candles, handbags, women's apparel, jewelry, seasonal gifts, gift baskets and much more. All proceeds from the gift shop are invested back into our hospital.

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Gift Shop Hours & Phone Number

Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 662-244-1166

Locally Available Financial Assistance

Baptist collaborates with a number of community service organizations that share our mission of healing, teaching and preaching. Many of these same organizations offer many financial assistance programs and opportunities, as well as numerous free resources to people in the communities they serve, including:

• Medical care
• Transportation
• Housing
• Food assistance
• Substance abuse counseling
• Education support for parents and students
• Legal aid
• Immigration services
• Job training and placement, and more.

To learn what’s available in your area, click or tap the button below. This service is offered as a convenience to you and for general information purposes, and does not represent an endorsement of any kind.

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Nondiscrimination Policy

In accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its implementing regulations, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, directly or through contractual or other arrangements, admits and treats all persons without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability or national origin in its provision of services and benefits, including assignments or transfers within the facility and referrals to or from the facility. Staff privileges are granted without regard to race, color or national origin.

Find Health Care Services, Close to Home

We treat a diverse population of patients throughout the region—including communities such as Starkville and West Point. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is here for you. Learn more about our health care services to find care close to home.

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