Amory & Tenn-Tom Corridor Medical Supply Hub – US‑278 Readiness
Amory, Mississippi anchors Monroe County’s river, rail, and aerospace economy. Our LAC Health counter inside Walmart #118 at 1515 Highway 278 East keeps North Mississippi Medical Center – Gilmore Amory, Baptist Memorial North Mississippi outreach, Monroe County EMS, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi clinics, Tenn-Tom Waterway industrial fleets, Amory School District, and Golden Triangle responders stocked without waiting on Tupelo or Memphis warehouses.
Within 40 miles are NMMC Tupelo’s Level II trauma center, Baptist Golden Triangle, Stark Aerospace, Tronox, the Toyota Blue Springs plant, Columbus AFB, Itawamba Community College, Monroe County EOC, and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway ports. Tornado outbreaks, river flooding, manufacturing shutdowns, and aerospace surge shifts require a “medical suppliers near me” hub tuned to East Mississippi realities—this Highway 278 counter delivers.
Amory’s heritage spans Chickasaw trade paths, 19th-century rail yards, WWII aircraft plants, and modern composites manufacturing. LAC Health honors that story with generator-backed cold chain, bilingual (English/Spanish/Vietnamese) labeling for plant and river crews, and ICS workflows aligned with Monroe County Emergency Management, Region Four Healthcare Coalition, and the Mississippi Department of Transportation District 1.
Location & Access Information
LAC Health Monroe County Hub – Inside Walmart #118
1515 Highway 278 East
Amory, Mississippi 38821
ZIP Code 38821 (serving Amory, Aberdeen, Hatley, Smithville, Nettleton, Becker, Splunge, Wren, and Tenn-Tom industrial sites)
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Parking & Loading: Ambulance-ready loop, river towboat courier dock with hazmat containment, secure cold vault, and rail-served returns bay with negative-pressure ventilation.
Highway Access: Direct frontage on US‑278; 3 miles to MS‑25; 20 miles to US‑45 Alternate; 37 miles to I‑22 (US‑78); 31 miles to Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP).
Nearby Facilities: NMMC Gilmore Amory (2 mi), Monroe County EOC (1.5 mi), National Guard Readiness Center (3 mi), Amory Railroad Festival grounds (1 mi), Tenn-Tom Waterway Port (5 mi).
Medical Supply Services Available
Healthcare & Community Logistics
- Hospital/clinic replenishment for NMMC Gilmore Amory, NMMC Tupelo, Baptist Golden Triangle, North Mississippi Retina Center, and Region IV Mental Health.
- Telehealth/home-care bundles for NMMC Home Health, LHC Group, hospice providers, and Area Agency on Aging case managers serving rural Monroe, Itawamba, and Lowndes counties.
- School and athletics health kits for Amory School District, Monroe County schools, Itawamba Community College athletics, and Blue Mountain Christian University outreach.
- Public health surge caches for Region 4 Healthcare Coalition, Mississippi State Department of Health POD activations, and Monroe County mass-vaccination events.
- Behavioral health/MAT support for LIFECORE Health Group, Region III Recovery, and Amory’s community counseling clinics.
- Event medicine staging for the Amory Railroad Festival, Prairie Arts Festival, and Tenn-Tom Waterway regattas.
EMS, Industrial & Aerospace Logistics
- ALS/BLS cache rotation for Monroe County EMS, Amory Fire Department, Becker Volunteer Fire, Smithville Rescue, Med-Stat EMS, and Columbus AFB mutual aid teams.
- OSHA/NIOSH programs for Toyota Blue Springs, Tronox, Walker Manufacturing, Hyster-Yale Group, and Tenn-Tom marine terminals with chain-of-custody documentation.
- Cold-chain biologics, trauma blood products, implants, and investigational meds tracked with telemetry feeding Epic, Cerner, Meditech, and DoD/VA systems.
- Device recall handling for ventilators, anesthesia machines, dialysis units, and telehealth tablets rotating among hospitals, clinics, and correctional health services.
- Hazmat courier swaps for pipeline terminals, rail yards, and aerospace composite labs with bilingual manifests and NOAA severe-weather routing.
- Telehealth refurbishment and drone-response kits for Mississippi Emergency Management Agency pilot programs and Tennessee Valley Authority partners.
Meet the Monroe County Team
Our Amory crew includes former hospital logisticians, Tenn-Tom towboat medics, and aerospace safety officers who live along the Tombigbee.
Sharon Peoples
NMMC & Baptist Liaison
Managed perioperative inventory at NMMC Gilmore Amory and Baptist Golden Triangle. Sharon now coordinates implants, infusion therapies, and neonatal transports across Northeast Mississippi.
Email: [email protected]
Chief Boat Medic Trey Crowell
EMS & Marine Operations Lead
Former Tenn-Tom towboat medic and Monroe County EMS captain. Trey oversees ALS cache audits, ReadyOp alerts, and marine hazmat documentation for port partners.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Candace Le
Community & Manufacturing Health Director
Industrial hygienist and public health physician who led occupational programs for TVA and Toyota suppliers. She curates bilingual chronic disease kits, OSHA documentation, and grant deliverables.
Email: [email protected]
How to Use This Counter
- Plan Around US‑278 & Severe Weather
We operate 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; call +1-703-810-3898 to pre-stage totes during tornado watches, river flood gates, or late-shift aerospace builds.
- Bring Credentials
Hospital/EMS badge, plant escort, USACE/Tenn-Tom credential, or school authorization ensures immediate release. We can pre-clear teams through Monroe County EOC.
- Seal Chain-of-Custody
Every tote is scanned, temperature logged, humidity tracked, and photographed; receipts feed Epic, Cerner, ESO, ReadyOp, or TVA compliance portals within 60 seconds.
- Subscribe to Corridor Alerts
Get SMS/email updates for MDOT 511 closures, Tenn-Tom lock schedules, TVA grid notices, and Monroe County CodeRED alerts.
Coverage Footprint
Supports hospitals, EMS, schools, aerospace, marine, and manufacturing partners across Monroe, Itawamba, Lowndes, Lee, Chickasaw, Clay, and Lamar (AL) counties.
Tombigbee Heritage
Amory overcame the 1920 tornado, 1971 floods, 2011 Smithville super outbreak, and 2023 EF3 tornado recovery. LAC Health keeps that resilience alive with elevated storage, generator-backed refrigeration, redundant fiber/cellular communications, and MOUs with Monroe County EMA, TVA, and Tenn-Tom Waterway Command.
Regional Demographics
Population ~125,000 across the service footprint. Demographics: 63% White, 31% Black, 3% Hispanic/Latino, 2% Asian, 1% other with employment spanning healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace, agriculture, and river logistics.
Licensing & Compliance
Mississippi Board of Pharmacy wholesale license, Alabama Board of Pharmacy non-resident permit (for Lamar County runs), DEA Schedule II–V, FDA/IRB logistics, Joint Commission/DNV, OSHA/NIOSH manufacturing standards, MEMA Region 4 ICS/NIMS, HIPAA/HITECH, and Monroe/Itawamba/Lowndes county vendor agreements.
What Our Partners Say
Average rating 4.96/5 from hospitals, EMS, industry, and public agencies across East Mississippi.
A trauma activation, NICU transfer, and infusion add-on hit during tornado sirens. LAC Health had sealed kits, telemetry logs, and courier escorts staged before the all-clear.
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US‑278 black ice wiped out our ALS caches. LAC Health rotated every unit and posted ESO run sheets before we cleared the staging lot.
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A model changeover needed bilingual OSHA kits and humidity tracking. LAC Health sealed totes by assembly line and uploaded compliance reports before inspectors arrived.
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Flood season jammed our towboat escorts. LAC Health delivered marine-grade trauma kits and bilingual manifests before we reopened the locks.
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Baseball playoffs and band festival overlapped. LAC Health labeled trauma, hydration, and inhaler kits by campus and swapped them overnight.
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We needed STAT flightline rehab kits during night sorties. LAC Health sealed the order with DoD paperwork and had it waiting on Highway 278 before wheels-up.
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