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Forrest County General Hospital

General Acute Care Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS · enumerated 2006 · authorized official Ben Hester, Cfo.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1225041809

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Registry record

Entity type Organization (Type 2)

Legal business name Forrest County General Hospital

Practice address 6051 U S Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS, 39401

Phone (601) 288-7000

Fax (601) 288-1875

Enumeration date Aug 14, 2006

Last updated in NPPES Aug 21, 2024

Taxonomy & classification

282N00000X General Acute Care Hospital Hospitals · License 11141 (MS) Primary

Authorized official

Name Ben Hester

Title Cfo

Phone (601) 288-4225

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
00020007	Medicaid	MS	-

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Data comes from the CMS NPPES public dissemination file; this record was last updated in NPPES on 2024-08-21. Verify at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov.

Where is Forrest County General Hospital located?

The practice location on file with NPPES is in Hattiesburg, MS.

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2024-08-21.