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Merit Health Wesley

5001 HARDY STREET, HATTIESBURG, MS, 39402
(601) 268-5962
25 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
25
CMS facility ID
255168
Care type
Nursing home
County
Forrest
Facility name
Merit Health Wesley
Street address
5001 HARDY STREET
City / state / ZIP
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Phone
(601) 268-5962

About this facility — Merit Health Wesley

Merit Health Wesley is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is licensed for 25 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Mississippi (80 beds).

It is one of 21 senior care facilities in Hattiesburg and 202 skilled nursing facilities across Mississippi. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Merit Health Wesley 7 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Qhg of Hattiesburg Inc
Direct owner — 95% stake — since 1997
Qhg of Forrest County Inc
Direct owner — 5% stake — since 2007
Abner, Tristia
Managing employee · Additional disclosable party — since 2010
Buffington-price, Edna
Director — since 2022
Cash, William
Officer — since 2018
Chs Community Health Systems Inc
Indirect owner — since 2007
Cobb, Christopher
Officer — since 2013
Community Health Systems Inc
Indirect owner — since 2007
Franklin, Howard
Managing employee · Additional disclosable party — since 2011
Hammons, Kevin
Director · Officer — since 2020
Hma-tri Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — since 2015
Johnson, Jason
Officer — since 2020
Lalor, Paula
Director — since 2017
Nc-dsh Llc
Indirect owner — since 2014
Ottinger, Roman
Officer — since 2020
Pitt, Justin
Director · Officer — since 2022
Qhg Georgia Holdings, Inc.
Indirect owner — since 2014
Sisson, Travis
Managing employee — since 2024
Summar, Nathaniel
Director — since 2017
Tennyson Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — since 2007
Triad Healthcare Llc
Indirect owner — since 2007
Triad Holdings V Llc
Indirect owner — since 2007
Triad Nevada Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — since 2014

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1993-11-17
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-02-19
Nurse staffing
5.8 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
25
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-02-19Health inspection1 citation
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2026-03-27
2024-09-04Health inspection2 citations
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-10-16
F-0882
D · No harm found
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Corrected 2024-10-16
1 earlier / fire-safety inspection (4 citations)
2023-03-01Health inspection4 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2023-03-30
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-03-30
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-03-30
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-03-30
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 255168.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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