Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in Mississippi

Of the hospitals hiring on this site, 25 are in Mississippi counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole, the highest scores first: Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital in De Kalb (a primary care HPSA (score 21) and a mental health HPSA (score 16)), South Sunflower County Hospital in Indianola (a primary care HPSA (score 20) and a mental health HPSA (score 19)), Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Cah in Winona (a primary care HPSA (score 18) and a mental health HPSA (score 19)) and University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada in Grenada (a mental health HPSA (score 19)).

HRSA's Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program repays 60% of a registered nurse's outstanding qualifying nursing education loans over two years of full-time service at a Critical Shortage Facility, and an additional 25% for an optional third year (HRSA; 42 U.S.C. 297n). A Critical Shortage Facility is, in HRSA's words, "a public or private health care facility located in, designated as, or serving a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)", a primary care or mental health one. Awards are competitive: HRSA gives preference by financial need, the nurse's specialty or type of facility, and the HPSA score.

Ochsner Health (6), South Sunflower County Hospital (1), Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital (1), University of Mississippi Medical Center (1), Forrest General Hospital (4), Magnolia Regional Health Center (1), North Mississippi Health Services (6) and Universal Health Services (1) and 4 more. Each opens its open jobs. A nurse applies to HRSA, which decides each award.