Rusty Sparks

North Mississippi Health Services

North Mississippi Health Services serves 24 counties in north Mississippi and northwest Alabama from headquarters in Tupelo, Mississippi. NMHS includes acute diagnostic and therapeutic services offered through North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo; a community hospital system with locations in Eupora, Iuka, Amory, Pontotoc and West Point, Mississippi, and Hamilton, Alabama; North Mississippi Medical Clinics, a regional network of more than 50 primary and specialty clinics; and nursing homes, telehealth services and a comprehensive portfolio of managed care plans. NMHS connects our patients and their families with convenient access to health care that is cost effective and of the highest quality. NMHS is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, and NMMC, its flagship hospital, is a 2006 Baldrige Award recipient. North Mississippi Medical Center, the flagship hospital of the health care system, is a 650-bed regional referral center located in Tupelo, Mississippi. Home to Elvis's birthplace, the Natchez Trace, and some of the best live music and cuisine in the South, Tupelo is the cultural and industrial center of north Mississippi. With a resident population of 34,000, Tupelo is conveniently located in close proximity to Memphis, Tennessee; Jackson, Mississippi; and Birmingham, Alabama.