Emergency vet access in Mississippi
Of 298 listed veterinary practices in Mississippi,4 post verified around-the-clock hours across 4 cities, and 0 more offer emergency services without overnight staffing. 12 practices treat farm animals or horses.
Updated 2026-09-27. Free to cite with a link. Methodology and limits below.
Every verified 24/7 hospital in Mississippi
| Hospital | City | Phone | Exotics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Coast Veterinary Emergency Hospital | Biloxi | (228) 392-7474 | |
| Animal Emergency & Referral Center | Flowood | (601) 939-8999 | |
| Meridian Animal Clinic | Meridian | (601) 482-5159 | |
| Mississippi State University Animal Health Center | Mississippi State | (662) 325-1351 |
Towns farthest from overnight care
Among Mississippi towns with at least four listed practices but no 24/7 hospital of their own, the longest hauls to verified overnight care:
- Southaven — nearest 24/7 hospital is Mississippi State University Animal Health Center in Mississippi State, 126 mi straight-line (roughly a 2 hr 31 min drive)
- Olive Branch — nearest 24/7 hospital is Mississippi State University Animal Health Center in Mississippi State, 118 mi straight-line (roughly a 2 hr 22 min drive)
- Natchez — nearest 24/7 hospital is Animal Emergency & Referral Center in Flowood, 90 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 47 min drive)
- Greenwood — nearest 24/7 hospital is Mississippi State University Animal Health Center in Mississippi State, 81 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 38 min drive)
- McComb — nearest 24/7 hospital is Animal Emergency & Referral Center in Flowood, 78 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 33 min drive)
- Oxford — nearest 24/7 hospital is Mississippi State University Animal Health Center in Mississippi State, 76 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 31 min drive)
- Hattiesburg — nearest 24/7 hospital is Gulf Coast Veterinary Emergency Hospital in Biloxi, 64 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 17 min drive)
- Tupelo — nearest 24/7 hospital is Mississippi State University Animal Health Center in Mississippi State, 58 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 10 min drive)
Methodology & honest limits
"24/7" means the hospital's own posted hours say so — on-call and emergency-line arrangements do not count, and we audit the claims. Distances are straight-line between town coordinates, not road miles; drive times are estimates, not routing. Our dataset (OpenStreetMap and GeoNames base, plus our own verification and reader corrections) is extensive but not a census: a town can look underserved here because a hospital lacks any web presence. Corrections are verified and applied — report one.
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