As of 10/15/2018

Series 2126: East Mississippi State Hospital Surgical Record Book. 1937-1946.
Health Institutions (RG 56). East Mississippi State Hospital (Meridian).

      One bound volume containing a record of surgical operations performed at the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian between November 3, 1937, and November 20, 1946. Entries list the name of patient, date of operation, type of operation, and names of surgical team members. Some entries are longer and contain more information, such as the time begun and ended, type of anesthesia, pre- and post-operative diagnoses, and findings. Entries are, in general, arranged chronologically.

ACCESS NOTE

Patient records are exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983, and are restricted from public access [Mississippi Code Annotated (1972), § 41-9-67 & 68]. Access is by permission of patient or by court order [Mississippi Code Annotated (1972), § 41-21-97].

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