North Mississippi Health Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NORTH MISSISSIPPI HEALTH SERVICES (NMHS) IS THE PARENT COMPANY OF A DIVERSIFIED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, WHICH SERVES 24 COUNTIES IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA FROM HEADQUARTERS IN TUPELO, MS. NMHS OFFERS MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES. THE NMHS ORGANIZATION COVERS A BROAD RANGE OF ACUTE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, WHICH ARE OFFERED THROUGH NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER IN TUPELO; A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SYSTEM WITH LOCATIONS IN EUPORA, IUKA, PONTOTOC, WEST POINT, AMORY, MS, AND HAMILTON, AL; NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CLINICS, WHICH IS A REGIONAL NETWORK OF MORE THAN 27 PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CLINICS AND NURSING HOMES. THE MISSION OF NMHS IS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE OF OUR REGION. NMHS WORKS TO ACHIEVE ITS CORPORATE MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS REGION BY PROVIDING CONVENIENTLY ACCESSIBLE, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY.
- Income
- $60.1 million
- Spending
- $67.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- -1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 701
- Volunteers
- 13
- Highest pay
- $2.3 million, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 36 out of 100. Higher than 13% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 94% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $36.3 million spent. NORTH MISSISSIPPI HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDES MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES. THE COST OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES WAS $36,334,268. (Expenses $ 594,998 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 4,371,253) North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. is the sole member of North Mississippi Joint Ventures, LLC (NMJV) which serves as a holding company for their 49% interests in North Mississippi Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC (ASC), 72.09% in Medical Imaging, LLC (MI) and 51% in Center for Digestive Health, LLC (CDH). North Mississippi Ambulatory Surgery Center opened in 1986. The facility now includes seven operating suites and 24 treatment rooms, and is a joint venture between North Mississippi Joint Ventures, LLC and physician owners. The most frequent surgical procedures performed at North Mississippi Ambulatory Surgery Center are ear tubes, tonsils and adenoids, knee arthroscopy, cataracts, dental restorations and carpal tunnel release. Medical Imaging is a joint venture between North Mississippi Joint Ventures and physician owners. Medical Imaging now has one location in Tupelo, Mississippi, Medical Imaging at Barnes Crossing. Medical Imaging on Crossover is now a part of The Imaging Center at Gloster Creek joint venture. Medical Imaging at Barnes Crossing offers leading edge MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Fluoroscopy and Radiography Examinations. The Center for Digestive Health is a joint venture between North Mississippi Joint Ventures and physician owners. The Center for Digestive Health offers all diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal procedures performed by fellowship trained board certified gastroenterologists, experts in endoscopy. The Center provides care for a broad range of gastrointestinal disorders such as heartburn/GERD, inflammatory bowel disease, IBS, pancreatitis, hepatitis and liver disease, and peptic ulcer disease. In addition, the Center provides care for all related gastrointestinal cancers. The Imaging Center at Gloster Creek, formerly Medical Imaging on Crossover, is a joint venture between North Mississippi Joint Ventures and physician owners. The Imaging Center at Gloster Greek offers its patients access to a Volume (64-SLICE) CT that can freeze frame the heart pumping, the blood moving and the lungs breathing. Because it captures images so quickly and with such detail, it allows physicians to diagnose diseases, such as heart and lung disorders, without the need for invasive procedures. This facility also houses the strongest open MRI in the area. This MRI is designed especially for larger or claustrophobic patients who are unable to use the standard, closed MRI. X-ray or Radiography is also available at this facility. Connected Care Partners (CCP) is a clinically integrated network (CIN)composed of a group of providers, who, in partnership with North Mississippi Health Services, have made a collective commitment to performance improvement with a focus on improving the quality and efficiency of care for the patients they serve. CCP will address providers' requirements for health care reform and the needs of payers and seeks to improve value for payers, employers and patients. Area independent and employed providers and NMHS have established CCP to: 1. Transform care delivery through a provider-led CIN sponsored by NMHS that is accountable for the full continuum of care. 2. Lead the market in high quality, cost-effective care through population health management that includes engaging patients in the ownership of their care. 3. Become the preferred partner for providers in our communities through a culture of collaboration.
- $15.4 million spent. North Mississippi Medical Center provides Ambulance Services in Clay, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tishomingo and Webster counties. NMMC Ambulance Services work closely with area 911 Dispatch Centers to provide emergency response to all 911 calls. NMMC Ambulance Services also provide non-emergency transportation to move patients to and from NMMC facilities and personal residences. NMMC-Tupelo was the first EMS in Mississippi to receive the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks, from the 911 call, to the ambulance, to the ER, to the treatment for restoring blood flow through the heart.
- $909,720 spent. Nurse Link is a free community telephone service that assists callers with health information, offers triage for symptom-based calls, and makes recommendations for care by utilizing a physician approved, computerized protocol system and reference materials. Nurse Link is staffed by registered nurses. The service also includes the appointment desk, which is a free community health information and physician referral service, and physician consult line, which is a free service that provides regional physicians and their staff access to all departments, specialists and clinics. It offers after-hours coverage for physician clinics throughout northeast Mississippi and for the branch offices of NMMC Home Health Agency and Hospice. It also provides a call-back service to discharged patients. The cost of providing these services was approximately $770,545, in fiscal year 2024. NMHS makes cash donations to a wide variety of community charitable organizations involved in local schools, the arts, public health, and community development activities. (Expenses $ 594,998 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 4,371,253) North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. is the sole member of North Mississippi Joint Ventures, LLC (NMJV) which serves as a holding company for their 49% interests in North Mississippi Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC (ASC), 72.09% in Medical Imaging, LLC (MI) and 51% in Center for Digestive Health, LLC (CDH). North Mississippi Ambulatory Surgery Center opened in 1986. The facility now includes seven operating suites and 24 treatment rooms, and is a joint venture between North Mississippi Joint Ventures, LLC and physician owners. The most frequent surgical procedures performed at North Mississippi Ambulatory Surgery Center are ear tubes, tonsils and adenoids, knee arthroscopy, cataracts, dental restorations and carpal tunnel release. Medical Imaging is a joint venture between North Mississippi Joint Ventures and physician owners. Medical Imaging now has one location in Tupelo, Mississippi, Medical Imaging at Barnes Crossing. Medical Imaging on Crossover is now a part of The Imaging Center at Gloster Creek joint venture. Medical Imaging at Barnes Crossing offers leading edge MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Fluoroscopy and Radiography Examinations. The Center for Digestive Health is a joint venture between North Mississippi Joint Ventures and physician owners. The Center for Digestive Health offers all diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal procedures performed by fellowship trained board certified gastroenterologists, experts in endoscopy. The Center provides care for a broad range of gastrointestinal disorders such as heartburn/GERD, inflammatory bowel disease, IBS, pancreatitis, hepatitis and liver disease, and peptic ulcer disease. In addition, the Center provides care for all related gastrointestinal cancers. The Imaging Center at Gloster Creek, formerly Medical Imaging on Crossover, is a joint venture between North Mississippi Joint Ventures and physician owners. The Imaging Center at Gloster Greek offers its patients access to a Volume (64-SLICE) CT that can freeze frame the heart pumping, the blood moving and the lungs breathing. Because it captures images so quickly and with such detail, it allows physicians to diagnose diseases, such as heart and lung disorders, without the need for invasive procedures. This facility also houses the strongest open MRI in the area. This MRI is designed especially for larger or claustrophobic patients who are unable to use the standard, closed MRI. X-ray or Radiography is also available at this facility. Connected Care Partners (CCP) is a clinically integrated network (CIN)composed of a group of providers, who, in partnership with North Mississippi Health Services, have made a collective commitment to performance improvement with a focus on improving the quality and efficiency of care for the patients they serve. CCP will address providers' requirements for health care reform and the needs of payers and seeks to improve value for payers, employers and patients. Area independent and employed providers and NMHS have established CCP to: 1. Transform care delivery through a provider-led CIN sponsored by NMHS that is accountable for the full continuum of care. 2. Lead the market in high quality, cost-effective care through population health management that includes engaging patients in the ownership of their care. 3. Become the preferred partner for providers in our communities through a culture of collaboration.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1982.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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