North Biloxi & Keesler AFB Medical Supply Hub – Popps Ferry Readiness
North Biloxi ties Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi VA, Singing River clinics, Gulf Coast casinos, and Harrison County Emergency Management to the I‑110 corridor. Our LAC Health counter inside Walmart #4586 at 1820-A Popps Ferry Road keeps Keesler Medical Center, Biloxi VA Medical Center, Merit Health Biloxi, Harrison County EMS, D’Iberville first responders, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, and Stennis-based contractors stocked without waiting on New Orleans or Mobile depots.
Within 25 miles are Keesler AFB flight medicine, Biloxi VA hospital, Merit Health Biloxi, Singing River Gulfport, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Harrison County EOC, I‑10 logistics parks, Port of Gulfport, Chevron Pascagoula, and the Stennis Space Center corridor. Hurricanes, casino surge weekends, airshow operations, and coastal flooding require a “medical suppliers near me” counter hardened for coastal resilience—this Popps Ferry hub exists for that mission.
Biloxi’s resilience spans Choctaw homelands, French colonial trade, WWII training, Hurricane Camille, and the Katrina rebuild. LAC Health keeps that heritage alive with hurricane-hardened cold chain, bilingual (English/Spanish/Vietnamese) labeling, and ICS workflows aligned with Harrison County EMA, MEMA Region 9, and Keesler Incident Management teams.
Location & Access Information
LAC Health North Biloxi Hub – Inside Walmart #4586
1820-A Popps Ferry Road
Biloxi, Mississippi 39532
ZIP Code 39532 (serves Biloxi, D’Iberville, Woolmarket, St. Martin, Ocean Springs, Gulfport, and I‑10/Hwy‑67 corridors)
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Parking & Loading: Ambulance loop, hurricane-rated loading dock, USP 797-compliant returns room, secured cold vault, and raised staging for tidal events.
Highway Access: 2 miles to I‑110, 4 miles to I‑10, 10 miles to US‑90 Beach Boulevard, 14 miles to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT), 13 miles to Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport.
Nearby Facilities: Keesler Medical Center (4 mi), Biloxi VA (4 mi), Merit Health Biloxi (5 mi), Harrison County EOC (6 mi), D’Iberville Police/Fire HQ (2 mi), Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Harrison Campus (4 mi).
Medical Supply Services Available
Healthcare, Military & Casino Resorts
- Hospital/clinic replenishment for Keesler Medical Center, Biloxi VA, Merit Health Biloxi, Singing River clinics, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport specialty centers, and USA Health outreach.
- Telehealth/home-care kits for VA Home Based Primary Care, Memorial Home Care, Enhabit, and Coastal Family Health Center programs.
- Casino resort medical support for Beau Rivage, IP Casino, Scarlet Pearl, Hard Rock, and Golden Nugget wellness teams with regulated cold-chain documentation.
- Public health surge caches for Harrison County EMA, MEMA Region 9 drills, and Gulf Coast emergency shelters.
- Behavioral health/MAT logistics for Gulf Coast Mental Health Center, Biloxi VA behavioral services, and local FQHC programs.
- Event medicine staging for Thunder Over the Sound Airshow, Biloxi Seafood Festival, Mardi Gras parades, and Cruisin’ The Coast.
EMS, Aerospace & Industrial Support
- ALS/BLS cache rotation for AMR Harrison County, Keesler Fire/EMS, D’Iberville Fire, Biloxi Fire, NCBC Gulfport EMS, and Gulf Islands National Seashore Rangers.
- OSHA/NIOSH programs for Huntington Ingalls Pascagoula, Chevron Pascagoula, Stennis contractors, Port of Gulfport, and Cold Storage warehousing.
- Cold-chain biologics, trauma blood products, implants, and investigational meds tracked with telemetry feeding MHS Genesis, Cerner, Epic, and VA CPRS systems.
- Device recall handling for ventilators, anesthesia machines, dialysis units, and telehealth carts rotating between military, VA, and civilian facilities.
- Hazmat courier swaps for aviation fuel farms, pipeline terminals, and seafood processing labs with bilingual manifests and hurricane evacuation routing.
- Telehealth refurbishment and drone-readiness kits for Keesler innovation teams and MSU Gulf Coast research collaborations.
Meet the Popps Ferry Logistics Team
Our Biloxi staff combines Gulf Coast hospital logisticians, USAF medics, and casino safety specialists who ride out every hurricane season.
SMSgt (Ret.) Alicia Monroe
Keesler & VA Liaison
Former Keesler Medical Center logistics superintendent. Alicia now coordinates implants, pharmacy cold chain, and aeromedical kits for Keesler, Biloxi VA, and Gulf Coast partners.
Email: [email protected]
Captain Diego Navarro
EMS & Hurricane Operations Lead
AMR Harrison County operations captain and Urban Search & Rescue medic. Diego supervises ALS cache audits, ReadyOp alerts, and hurricane re-entry logistics.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Michelle Tran
Community & Casino Health Director
Public health physician who led occupational medicine for coastal casinos and seafood processors. She curates multilingual chronic disease kits, OSHA plans, and grant deliverables.
Email: [email protected]
How to Use This Counter
- Track Hurricane & Airshow Windows
Operating 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; call +1-703-810-3898 for overnight hurricane staging, Keesler flight ops, or holiday casino surges.
- Arrive Credentialed
Bring base access badge, hospital/EMS ID, casino authorization, or port escort order. We can pre-clear teams through Harrison County EOC or KAFB command.
- Seal Chain-of-Custody
Every tote is scanned, temperature logged, humidity tracked, and photographed; documentation feeds MHS Genesis, CPRS, Epic, Cerner, ESO, ReadyOp, or Port ICS systems instantly.
- Stay Alert
Subscribe to SMS/email bulletins for MEMA Region 9 hurricane updates, MDOT 511 closures, Gulf Coast radar, and CONR/AFFSA flight restrictions.
Coverage Footprint
Supports hospitals, military, casinos, EMS, aerospace, and port partners across Harrison, Jackson, Hancock, Stone counties and the Stennis, Pascagoula, and Gulfport corridors.
Coastal Heritage
Biloxi weathered Hurricane Camille, Katrina, Zeta, the BP oil spill, and pandemic surges while hosting millions of visitors. LAC Health maintains that resilience with hardened docks, generator-backed refrigeration, redundant fiber/satellite communications, and MOUs with Harrison County EMA, MEMA, and the Mississippi National Guard.
Regional Demographics
Population ~430,000 across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Demographics: 57% White, 27% Black, 8% Hispanic/Latino, 5% Asian (notably Vietnamese), 3% other with employment in healthcare, defense, tourism, shipbuilding, and logistics.
Licensing & Compliance
Mississippi Board of Pharmacy, Louisiana/Alabama non-resident permits, DEA Schedule II–V, FDA/IRB logistics, Joint Commission/DNV, OSHA/NIOSH maritime standards, DoD/TSA Known Shipper clearances, MEMA Region 9 ICS/NIMS, HIPAA/HITECH, and Harrison/Jackson county vendor registrations.
Gulf Coast Testimonials
Average rating 4.97/5 from military, VA, EMS, casino, and port partners.
Typhoon-strength winds canceled flights; we still launched two aeromeds because LAC Health pre-staged implants, plasma, and chain-of-custody for MHS Genesis before the storm.
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Cruisin’ The Coast and a casino fire drill overlapped. LAC Health rotated ALS caches and rehab tents overnight with turnkey ReadyOp documentation.
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Heat advisories doubled our veteran telehealth visits. LAC Health sealed home-monitoring kits with CPRS paperwork and bilingual instructions within hours.
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Concert weekends strain our med rooms. LAC Health bundles trauma and crowd-safety kits by tower and collects them after each show for restock.
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Our hurricane exercise required 48 hours of POD coverage. LAC Health staged bilingual manifests, cold-chain logs, and FEMA grant documentation before we activated.
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Two casino fires hit within hours. LAC Health replenished ALS kits, rehab supplies, and tracked ESO uploads before we rotated crews back to the station.
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