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Hancock Medical Center is a 104-bed acute care facility serving the residents of Hancock County and surrounding communities. The Drinkwater Boulevard hospital, constructed in 1987, is fully accredited by the Joint Commission	on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
The opening of a 49,000-sq.-ft. women- and children's pavilion and new intensive care unit in late 1998 doubled the size of the
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existing building. Dedication pediatric and post-surgical units were also added as part of the expansion project.
Improvements continue throughout the facility, including installation of a fixed-site MRI unit and renovation of several existing departments to improve patient accessibility and convenience.
A major renovation in 1995 focused on the expansion of the emergency area and several ancillary departments. The 7,500-sq.-ft. addition included a large outpatient/emergency department lobby, expanded respiratory, radiology, surgery and rehabilitation departments.
New state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment in surgery and radiology allowed more
county residents to receive medical care locally.
An 8,000-sq.-ft. Business and Education Complex opened in 1997 to house the accounting, financial and information services departments, as well as a spacious classroom available for use by the community. As part of the HMC's outreach efforts,
at Bay High School and Hancock High School.
The hospital staffs each with a registered nurse and medical supplies at no cost to the school district or patients. In addition, the Hancock Family Care Center in Kiln and the Diamondhead Multispecialty Clinic offer more convenient medical care for residents in
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