Jackson Jambalaya

Segregation pure and simple.
The “good” doctors and nurses will live and work in Madison, where patients can actually pay their bills. While the (impossible to fire) “bottom feeders” will remain in Jackson to triage bullet wounds and provide kidney dialysis for the tens of thousands of medicaid diabetics.

What the spokesperson is really saying is “currently, we are located in a place with undrinkable water and need armed guards to walk us to our fenced in parking lot to get our cars.”

More white flight eh

Although I’m not sure why they stopped in Ridgeland. Ridgeland will be Jackson in the not so distant future.

If we are fiscal conservatives and want the best bang for taxpayer money, why would we buy prime real estate? I guaranetee you that UMC could find some cheap real estate in Jackson to renovate for a fraction of the cost.

This land appears to be owned by HIGHLAND COLONY LAND COMPANY (HC Bailey) per land records. Unless Kerioth has recently purchased the property and land records haven't been updated, Kerioth is either not the seller or they have it under contract and are flipping it to UMMC for a quick profit.

UMC in Jackson is a disaster. Avoid it.

11:08 : Sounds about dead on. At least the employees will have better parking.

@ 11:08,

How is that "segregation"? Anyone has full right to move up there or go to the doctor wherever they choose!!!

The mindset that "well this place is a complete crap hole and others should stay and practice here because moving for higher quality is racist." is sheer lunacy.......

Get in your car and drive an extra 15 minutes for a higher quality of care. The fact that you are too lazy to get off your a@@ and go get it isn't segregationist, it's just plain sad.....

This up and coming venue will be where producers in society will obtain medical care.

11:18: thought about that so I just went off the resolution. Not surprising though as HC probably needs the money after the first investors debacle years ago.

@11:23 said
How is that "segregation"?

JATRAN buses don’t go to Madison. Simple as.

@11:18 What an ignorant comment.

It's five parcels located behind the monolith.

More tax revenue leaving the city. And, for good reason. The Mayor and City Council need to WTFU and get to work.

Hopefully, this will help UMC move up from the current dismal ranking nationally among teaching hospitals.

Hospitaleria, a three part harmony, is Jackson's one bright spot, supporting many employees with great wages and benefits, as well as a few real estate developments, retail and restaurant venues. Good on Ridgeland for this important economic underpinning acquisition.

In Jackson, consider doing like the old West and simply tie bulleted corpses to a slanted board with a bucket at the bottom for walk-by burial contributions as a rustic Labumba approach to both the dearly departed and departing hospitals.

Well atleast the doctors and students at the Madison facility will have nice brick buildings to look at and more fast food options.

The Lakeland Clinic across Lakeland from the main campus has to have port-a-potties brought in very frequently due to no water. They are not on the well on the main campus. That means walk your ass out into the cold and sit on a cold seat to use the bathroom. No one wants to do that. Many good state employees are contemplating leaving for greener pastures because Jackson want even fix parts of one of it's largest tax contributors.

36 acres is enough for a nice little hospital. Wonder if they'll use the "sugical space is limited..." argument to convince MSDH to grant them a certificate of need.

@11:54
The Phallus of Osiris is neither a megalith or a monolith. It is, however, an occult symbol.

UMMC needs paying customers & they ain't in Jackistan.

It looks to me like someone finally called the city's bluff. Jackson has been practically daring hospitals to either move out or quit complaining (much like it does the state government).

So...no interest in what this will cost the taxpayers of Mississippi?

Of course, it gives St D's an opportunity for an expansion that will be much cheaper.

So, tax dollars that could go to infrastructure ( water and roads) all over the State will go to a building project that will take years to complete.

"Hopefully, this will help UMC move up from the current dismal ranking nationally among teaching hospitals."

I haven't kept up - you mean someone else is now ranked dead last in the country among teaching hospitals?

When did UMMC start paying taxes? All their University Physician Groups get tax exemption from property tax.

Great.....but will they have parking !?

Surgical space is limited? What about the ORs in the Batson Tower that aren’t in use anymore since the new Sanderson Tower opened?

1:21 this goes WAY beyond property tax. Taxes come in many forms from the largest employer in the metro area. I can assure you, if possible, I'll spend my money elsewhere besides Chokwe's little Mogadishu.

Take my chances on surgery at UMC? Nope.

If you pay even minimal attention, you'd know that every Jackson-based hospital has owned land in the Madison area for years. That's why each has a 'campus nexus' (or its potential) up there, hoping to be able, one day, to get around this stupid state expansion requirement. (We can talk about who owns the legislature later.)

This one flies under the radar by using the 'teaching venue' angle. Perplexing is the decision to open in the Ridgeland city limits. Surely cost is not a factor.

For the clown-section in the bleachers who thinks this will afford doctors a chance to live in Madison....they already do. Not a damned one will move. The only difference in that regard is who caters the lunch orders. McAlister's could quadruple its business. And DED-Douglas will have to add six trucks to run booze to the local bars. It's all good.

For you race-baiters who claim discrimination and not being available to black folk, consider the fact that JSU established a classroom presence in Madison six years ago and pulled out soon thereafter. Was that also discrimination?

Kingfish - Why the hell would you reply to 11:18?

Ah...1:05 - St D does not have a teaching hospital.

Norman Cannady can’t wait to approve their tax exemption while he slams poor folks who genuinely deserve an exemption. Follow the money.

Skipped right over Ridgeland. We get a half empty Renaissance, Costco and Walk-on's and a couple of burger doodles. Another loss for the City of Ridgeland. Way to go mayor and city council. Your buddies got you on this one.

"More tax revenue leaving the city."

Cities don't get taxes from state facilities.


Also, I recommend they check for graves before purchasing the property.

I know it is fashionable to bash UMC, but my wife who has been dealing with cancer has received excellent care at UMC from her primary treating physician, residents, fellows and nurses. She is doing very well since starting treatment this past summer, and the prognosis is very positive. While the location of the Medical Mall is not ideal, we have had not issues with safety thus far. While we considered going to MD Anderson when the diagnosis was first made, other circumstances connected to the cancer made it practically impossible to seek treatment out of town. As it turned out, UMC was the right place for her to be.

UMMC also owns 200 acres right north of Hathaway Lake off Stribling to the east of Hwy 463 and Livingston.

The cadre at st. D who had orgasms when thinking of a facility in Madison county have now retired and of course, the facility is under new management…

The same Bailey that lives in NE Jackson owns this land… geez… seems also half of Belhaven owns a lot in Lost rabbit.

My family has always received excellent care at ummc.

Doubt you will post this but: UMC takes my tax money and uses it to compete for patients. They use the state employee benefits to hire away our staff. They pay no taxes. They pay no rent. When they are fiscally irresponsible they get the legislature to bail them out. It used to be a teaching hospital that took care of indigents in return for students and residents to learn/practice. Now the staff use the residents to do the documentation to bill so they can make money. It’s a private enterprise using state (taxpayer) money for their own gain. The legislature should have them build a clinic in west Jackson to take care of the poor, allowing the students/residents a chance to learn skills. Would it be acceptable for the MSU engineering department to set up a practice in Jackson to compete with other engineers? What about the Ole Miss law faculty setting up a practice in Jackson to compete with lawyers here. The paradigm shift at UMC is not necessary. It’s just using the state’s resources for private gain

9:52, Thanks for posting the comment. I hope someone with the resources checks out your claims.

We've all seen this picture show before: UMMC acquires land or builds anything and there are staff layoffs, dismissals or retirements.

Unfortunately for patients (us), acquiring land and erecting new structures, whether in Hinds, Madison or Rankin county, without retaining or recruiting competent medical staff does not improve the quality of care or health outcomes at the largest and only level 1 trauma center in the state.

Isn’t this more land than it currently sit on in Jackson now? Will Ridgeland, Oxford, or Flowood become the new state Capitol now?

UMC needs water, sewer, and roads....

If our ineffective state legislature would either re-tool or shit-can the Certificate of Need process, none of this (or this conversation) would be necessary.

I have no connection to or with the State Hospital Association but their posts, above, are noted.

The 'see parcels here' link was totally useless to the conversation. But, I did spot my fishing hole.

@6:00 PM is correct. That property off of McMillon Road is the old monkey farm. Hospital still has it.

@3;01–Norman Cannady as Tax Assessor doesn’t approve tax exemptions . The Board of Supervisors have that responsibility. When it comes to Mississippi owned property there is no choice.You must have lost in an effort to cheat on your property tax.

@ 3:01 By law, the Board of Supervisors approves exemptions, not the Tax Assessor.

9:52, as salty as he/she may be, is not wrong. UMMC really muddies the water between public/private operations. That really started during the Dan Jones tenure and has snowballed since.

11:30, no, the hospital currently sits on way more than 36 acres.

6:34 I remember the monkeys when my father worked there. They kept them by the Police dept between the hospital and pavilion. I didn't know they had an actual farm where they raised them. That is interesting.

They are moving dirt in that area right now. Are they already clearing for the hospital or is this another commercial development going in?

Old Monkey Farm? Like for animal testing?
Please do tell that story for those of us born in this century!

No paying folks in Jackson?

Sorry, but most of the "wealthiest" paying folks" in MS are in either Jackson or Oxford.

You are not getting a new med school either.

What you will see in time, is satellites like in other States and continued renovations and remodels.

As long as so many Mississippians think only in terms of race or instant gratification, instead of the best investments in the future, we will continue to remain a "last except occassionally in sports" State and talented people who leave and become huge successes elsewhere.

9:06 yes they used to have monkeys for testing. The road that used to split the campus between Lakeland and Woodrow Wilson used to have monkey cages by the physical plant area across from the police station. I never knew they raised them though.

Can someone be more specific on the location? What businesses/schools are located nearby?

Monkeys! The FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT in the world was at the university. Med. center and it was a monkeys heart being placed in a human. Life for the recipient was very short however.

UMMC's current acreage according to Google Maps for UMMC Proper (Lakeland/State Street/Woodrow Wilson/Back to Lakeland) is 102 acres

December 9, 2021 at 3:04 PM says "Skipped right over Ridgeland. We get a half empty Renaissance, Costco and Walk-on's and a couple of burger doodles. Another loss for the City of Ridgeland. Way to go mayor and city council. Your buddies got you on this one."

What??? Who skipped over Ridgeland? What loss? What ITH are you talking about???

And in regard to the above mentioned Certificate of Need, I would think that the entity that built what now operates as Select Specialty Hospital would have plenty to say about this. I recall that area hospitals, particularly St. D, fought their opening, saying there was no need for beds. Then Merit Health to Canton, Baptist had to go to Madison to get far enough away for their operations there. Could the NEED have changed that much in the Ridgeland area?

All should remember a new 76 million dollar medical school was opened on the Jackson Campus in 2017. Perhaps they are establishing satellite clinics but otherwise I don't think UMMC is going anywhere.

11:32 KF, the First Investment debacle you mentioned is not over. HC Bailey still owes First Investment investors a substantial amount of money.

I think they should put a drive-thru in the Washington Monument. At, least the guard house.

"Baptist had to go to Madison to get far enough away for their operations there."

2:41 - Please identify a Baptist bed in Madison. Thankfully, our inept legislature has no control over the presence of clinics.

4:08: Exactly. Not to mention the $180 million dollar Children’s Tower that opened a year ago. Clearly a satellite campus being discussed in the article.

That campus is what horror movies are made of. Alfred Hitchcock missed a great opportunity by not staying at the old Holiday Inn at that intersection. Untold number of bodies buried on the campus. Nobody knows where all the bodies are, much less the number or who they were. At one time the state hospital for the insane. And have heard all my life about apes being housed on a certain section of a certain floor. Gargoyles with green eyes appearing in the courtyard during full moon.

What 'police station'?

Any patient at UMMC who reads this thread and can sleep at night is a better man than I.

Is that a black crow on the nurse's shoulder? She works down in the circumcision ward. Why is she in my room, grinning? Why is my 'call button' not working?

UMMC has a large and growing research mission that encompasses bench research, animal research, and human research, all of which are overseen by regulatory offices and/or independent boards. There is an entire building dedicated to much of the non-human research, including housing the animals with full time veterinarians staffing the spaces. Most Jacksonians/Mississippians think of UMMC and only think of the clinical mission, which is understandable since it’s a hospital, or think of the Medical School as the only academic part of the mission, also understandable. However, there are many more schools on the main campus and a growing research mission that is seen a leader in many categories of research in the nation. UMMC has its flaws, as most large institutions do, but there is a lot going on on the campus(es) that is meant to help Mississippians either directly through providing care, indirectly through medical training, or through helping develop and test innovations to make clinical care and academic training better in the future through research.

@8:43 - Thanks, Doc. Now, about those mandated pokes or face termination...