UMMC History
This is the year UMMC officially opened in Jackson as a full faculty/clinical campus.
“What is 1955?”
Since March 1, 2015, she’s served as UMMC Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine — and was the first woman in either role.
“Who is LouAnn Woodward, MD?”
This UMMC hospital expansion project, opened in 2020, was the largest pediatric and obstetric care expansion in Mississippi history.
“What is the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower?”
UMMC employs more than this many faculty, staff, and students combined, making it one of the largest employers in Mississippi.
“What is over 10,000?”
The “HRO” initiative at UMMC stands for this leadership approach.
“What is High Reliability Organization?”
This school moved from Oxford to Jackson in 1956 and achieved “school” (vs. department) status in 1958.
“What is the School of Nursing?”
Before LouAnn Woodward, this leader held the dual role of vice chancellor and dean from 2010 to 2015.
“Who is James E. Keeton?”
The UMMC campus spans approximately this many acres in central Jackson.
“What is about 164 acres?”
With nearly 3 million square feet of owned space and additional leased facilities, UMMC’s total physical footprint equals roughly this many football fields.
“What is about 110 football fields?”
Which national accrediting body surveys UMMC hospitals for quality and safety compliance?
“What is The Joint Commission?”
Before UMMC in Jackson, the University of Mississippi’s medical school was a two-year program on this campus.
“What is Oxford (the main UM campus)?”
She is the Chief Nursing Executive listed among UMMC’s executive leadership.
“Who is Dr. Kristina Cherry?”
As of 2024, the estimated annual operating budget for UMMC exceeds this major financial milestone.
“What is $2 billion?”
UMMC has about this many square feet of clinic and office space across its system.
“What is 6.5 million square feet?”
According to the American Nurses Credentialing Center, this framework guides hospitals toward nursing excellence and leadership at all levels.
“What is the Magnet Recognition Program?”
UMMC houses six health science schools, including Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and this school established in 1971.
“What is the School of Health Related Professions?”
This former UMMC leader served as dean, director, and vice chancellor from 1994 to 2003, helping shape the institution’s modern trajectory.
“Who is Wallace Conerly, MD?”
UMMC’s new hospital expansion in 2025—formerly known as Merit Health Madison—was rebranded as this.
“What is UMMC Madison?”
The UMMC campus has more than this many parking spaces for patients, students, and staff combined.
“What is about 9,000 parking spaces?”
This standardized handoff tool used at UMMC improves communication between providers by focusing on Illness severity, Patient summary, Action list, Situation awareness, and Synthesis by receiver.
“What is I-PASS?”
The site of UMMC’s hospital was previously occupied by this institution until 1935, before its land was repurposed.
“What is the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum (Mississippi Insane Asylum)?”
Which surgeon performed the world’s first human lung transplant at UMMC?
“Who is Dr. James D. Hardy?”
This 20-bed facility under Children’s of Mississippi will provide long-term care for children under age 19 with complex medical needs, helping families learn to care for them at home.
“What is the Alyce G. Clarke Center for Medically Fragile Children?”
UMMC’s total workforce includes nurses, faculty, residents, and staff — together representing this approximate percentage of Mississippi’s entire healthcare labor force.
“What is nearly 10%?”
This national movement adopted by UMMC’s leadership aims for the complete elimination of preventable harm to patients, symbolized by the goal of “zero events.”
“What is Chasing Zero?”