In Jackson and the surrounding areas, healthcare is an intangible marker of security, strength, and shared wellbeing. We are remarkably fortunate to live in a city where access to high-quality medical care is woven into the fabric of daily life, anchored by trusted institutions like West Tennessee Healthcare, The Jackson Clinic, and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. West Tennessee Healthcare serves as a vital regional hub, offering comprehensive services that range from emergency medicine to advanced specialty care, ensuring that families across our area can receive excellent treatment close to home. The Jackson Clinic brings a legacy of physician-led care, where long-standing relationships between doctors and patients foster both trust and continuity. And for our youngest and most vulnerable, the presence and partnership of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital provides reassurance beyond measure, connecting local families to world-class pediatric expertise when it matters most. Together, these institutions create a healthcare atmosphere defined by compassion, accessibility, and excellence. They allow parents to rest easier, caregivers to feel supported, and neighbors to know that in moments both routine and critical, exceptional care is within reach. It is easy to overlook these resources in the rhythm of everyday life, but their presence is one of Jackson’s greatest strengths – a quiet, steady assurance that our community is cared for, protected, and valued.
West Tennessee Healthcare
West Tennessee Healthcare (WTH) is a public, non-for-profit comprehensive, regional healthcare system with clinics, hospitals, and outreach programs based in Jackson. Beginning as a 123-bed hospital with 166 employees, now serving more than half a million people across 9,000 square miles of West Tennessee. Born when the need for a new, modern hospital in Jackson became critical during World War II. WTH consistently provides the highest quality patient care experience utilizing evidence-based practices to ensure patient safety and exceptional quality and service.
Its anchor hospital, Jackson-Madison County General Hospital has 635 licensed beds, centers of excellence in Women and Children’s, Kirkland Cancer Center, Emergency Services, West Tennessee Rehabilitation Center, and Tennessee Heart Center. With locations throughout 17 counties, the system provides a full compendium of care from eight hospitals, medical laboratory services, medical products and infusion services, outpatient physical rehab facilities, behavioral health, early child development intervention services, community support and education, and more. Services like these continue to be the anchor of community health offering the region’s only certified comprehensive cancer center and the only Joint Commission certified stroke center.
With 7,000 employees, it is one of the regions’ top employers and the dedicated team at WTH consistently provides compassionate customer service. As the WTH System continues to grow and expand its services, its focus of caring for its community and its employees will always remain the same.
The Jackson Clinic
The Jackson Clinic is a professional association of physicians devoted to the private group practice of medicine and has been serving the Jackson community for 75 years. Started by five specialists, The Jackson Clinic was the first multi-specialty group practice in Tennessee. Today, it is one of the largest group practices of its kind, bringing together the knowledge of more than 165 providers in 25 specialties and sub-specialties. Its physicians are supported by state-of-the-art technology including Laboratory, Radiology (Ultrasound, CatScan, Dexascan, Bone Densitometry, Nuclear Medicine, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Mammography), Stereotactic Biopsy, Pulmonary Function Analysis, Arterial Blood Gases, Electrocardiography and Vascular Ultrasound. These ancillary departments provide convenient, prompt, and accurate diagnostic results for patients.
The Jackson Clinic’s primary goal is to provide the highest level of medical care in an environment that is comfortable. The Jackson Clinic boasts an extensive list of caring physicians and an efficient, knowledgeable staff to meet the healthcare needs of West Tennesseans. As The Jackson Clinic grows, it continues to select partners to provide the highest quality medical care for patients. Through dedicated service, The Jackson Clinic provides primary and specialty care to patients at 13 locations across nine area counties.
Its newest location, The Jackson Clinic-Baptist Outpatient Campus, combines the latest in medical design with technology and clinical advancements to develop a modern medical campus that meets current and future demands for convenient access to quality outpatient surgery care.
The Jackson Clinic’s primary goal is to provide the highest level of medical care in an environment that is comfortable. The Jackson Clinic boasts an extensive list of caring physicians and an efficient, knowledgeable staff to meet the healthcare needs of West Tennesseans. As The Jackson Clinic grows, it continues to select partners to provide the highest quality medical care for patients. Through dedicated service, The Jackson Clinic provides primary and specialty care to patients at 13 locations across nine area counties.
Its newest location, The Jackson Clinic-Baptist Outpatient Campus, combines the latest in medical design with technology and clinical advancements to develop a modern medical campus that meets current and future demands for convenient access to quality outpatient surgery care.
LeBonheur
In its continuous commitment to the children of West Tennessee, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital opened a 30,000 square-foot facility in Jackson in 2018. The facility features 20 exam rooms and provides a variety of diagnostic services and subspecialty clinics. Families in Jackson and the surrounding areas now have convenient access to Campbell Clinic’s nationally recognized pediatric orthopaedic specialists. The team at Le Bonheur in Jackson provides comprehensive care for a wide range of orthopaedic conditions affecting infants, children, and teens. Services include childhood fractures, clubfoot, neuromuscular conditions, scoliosis, hip preservation, and other pediatric orthopedics.
Le Bonheur and WTH are continuously working together to improve access to specialized pediatric care. This collaboration helps improve the health status of West Tennessee children by enhancing access to expert, cost-effective care. Their shared mission gives West Tennessee kids access to expert pediatric care without having to drive to Memphis. When more complex care is needed in Memphis, it can provide a higher level of coordination among its teams.
Additionally, Le Bonheur Children’s has a 21-bed inpatient unit inside Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Le Bonheur providers, including neonatologists, nurse practitioners, cardiologists, neurologists, ophthalmologists and other pediatric specialists, staff the hospital’s 42-bed, Level III NICU, ensuring the region’s most vulnerable newborns receive the highest level of care. Le Bonheur on the Move (LOM) is another resource offering a medical unit that travels in rural West Tennessee to provide affordable, accessible healthcare services for children. By partnering with school systems, LOM offers preventative health services and education, and links children to appropriate medical and/or behavioral health services.