River Region Health System
2100 Highway 61 North
Vicksburg, MS 39183
601-883-5000

Human Resources Department:
601-883-5900

Hospital Information

• 372 licensed beds
• Physicians: Active: 90
• 1,200 hospital employees
• Accredited by The Joint Commission; Accredited Chest Pain Center

Specialties

Services

• Behavioral Health (Addiction & Mental)
• The Birthplace
• Cardiac (Heart & Vascular Center)
• Diagnostic Imaging (64-Slice CT, Mammography, Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry)
• Emergency Department, 24-hour
• Heart Center at River Region
• Industrial Medicine Program
• Reflux Center
• Sleep Center at River Region
• Surgery

Weather

Average annual rainfall: 52.42"
Average temperature in winter: 51°
Average temperature in summer: 80°

Community Facts

Population (total service area): 116,320

Vicksburg is located 234 miles northwest of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and 40 miles due west of Jackson, the state capital.

Vicksburg area offers the following activities:

• The Art Park at Catfish Row
• Mississippi River Tours
• Sports
• Arts
• Gaming

Points of Interest:

• Historic Antebellum Mansions
• Casinos
• Vicksburg Convention Center

Market Data

Median household income: $34,380
Average cost of existing 3BR home: $109,477
Average cost of a 2BR apartment: $675/mo.
State Income Tax: Yes, 3-5%

Education.

High Schools: 2 public/ 3 private
Middle Schools: 2 public/ 2 private
Elementary Schools: 6 Public/ 3 Private
Day Care Centers: 16
Higher Education (within 50 miles):

• Hinds Community College
• Mississippi College
• Alcorn State University
• Jackson State University
• Milsaps College
• Belhaven College

For more information on Vicksburg, log on to www.vicksburg.org, vicksburgchamber.org and www.vicksburgcvb.org.