Following Hurricane Katrina, the need for a state-wide, centralized, emergency medical communications center was realized by the University of Mississippi Medical Center and by the public safety community in Mississippi. Mississippi MED-COM was designed to serve as a daily communications center for routine and emergency transfers throughout Mississippi that could be quickly adapted to meet the needs of hospitals and emergency response officials during disasters or mass casualty incidents.

MED-COM has access to systems such as the State-Wide Medical Assets Resource Tracking Tool (SMARTT), which gives us access to every hospital in the state and their bed status, services offered, and disaster preparedness status. MED-COM also has access to the Mississippi Hospital Associate satellite radio frequencies, as well as the NAWAS disaster phone system.

Mississippi MED-COM stands ready 24/7 to provide any needed assistance in coordinating patient transport, assisting with patient placement and support emergency response personnel in responding to disasters or mass casualty incidents throughout Mississippi.