Meridiana: Matty Hersee Hospital

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Matty Hersee Hospital

The hospital, as we knew it, served mostly the needy, less fortunate among us.

Closure of Matty Hersee Hospital

From and after July 1, 1989, the Matty Hersee Hospital at Meridian shall be closed, and the Legislature shall not appropriate any funds for the operation of this hospital after that date.

Said hospital shall not admit any person as an inpatient into the hospital after June 15, 1989. The hospital shall make every effort to locate and make arrangements with hospitals or other appropriate institutions to provide treatment and care to any patients who will continue to need treatment and care after June 30, 1989.

MATTY HERSEE HOSPITAL
8TH STREET RD
MERIDIAN, MS 39301

Matty Hersee as we remember it in the '50s:

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