In the past half-century, UMHC has experienced rapid growth in both size and expertise, leading the way for the region in medical and technological advancement. During that time, we've seen some truly amazing milestones:

• Named one of the “2009 Top Hospitals to Work For” by Nursing Professionals magazine
• The world's first heart and lung transplants were performed here.
• UMHC is home to Mississippi's only:
  • Bone marrow transplant unit
  • Organ transplant unit
  • Neonatal and pediatric intensive care units
  • Pediatric emergency department
  • Pediatric cardiovascular surgery program
• More than 27,000 patients are admitted to UMHC every year.
• Annual outpatient and emergency visits number over 500,000.
• UMHC currently has a staff of over 1,200 nurses.
• UMMC was awarded designation as a National Center of Excellence in Women's Health in 2003.
• UMMC has the nations first endowed chair for the study of health disparities, the Aaron Shirley Chair for the Study of Health Disparities.
• The School of Nursing was the first nursing education program in the state to offer a baccalaureate degree in nursing.
• UMMC is home to the worlds most comprehensive computer model of the cardiovascular system. The progeny of the original model is used by NASA to study the effects of microgravity on astronauts.
• UMMC was awarded designation as a National Center of Excellence in Women's Health in 2003.
• The world's first interventional CT scan surgery using radio frequency (hot) probe to treat primary lung cancer, was performed by University of Mississippi Medical Center physicians in China in 1999.