Mississippi Health System Sets Epic Go-Live Record

South Central Regional Medical Center integrates nine groups on Aura platform, enhancing lab data exchange and patient care coordination.

Published on Feb. 19, 2026

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Laurel, Miss.-based South Central Regional Medical Center has set the record for the most groups to simultaneously go live on Epic's diagnostic lab data exchange platform, Aura. Nine organizations signed on as part of South Central Regional Medical Center's Jan. 31 Epic install, besting the previous high of six. The health system also implemented Epic with four other Mississippi local hospitals and has incorporated genomic indicators into the EHR and signed up over 4,600 patients for MyChart.

Why it matters

This large-scale Epic implementation across multiple Mississippi hospitals demonstrates the growing adoption of comprehensive EHR systems that can enhance data exchange, care coordination, and patient engagement across a regional health network.

The details

South Central Regional Medical Center's Epic go-live integrated nine organizations onto the Aura platform, which integrates specialty lab tests and device orders into providers' Epic workflows. This surpassed the previous record of six organizations going live simultaneously on Aura. The health system also implemented Epic with four other Mississippi hospitals: Magee General Hospital, Covington County Hospital, Simpson General Hospital, and Smith County Emergency Hospital.

  • South Central Regional Medical Center's Epic go-live occurred on January 31, 2026.
  • The previous Aura integration record of six organizations was set prior to South Central Regional Medical Center's implementation.

The players

South Central Regional Medical Center

A health system based in Laurel, Mississippi that recently set the record for the most groups to simultaneously go live on Epic's Aura diagnostic lab data exchange platform.

Aura

Epic's diagnostic lab data exchange platform that integrates specialty lab tests and device orders into providers' Epic workflows.

Magee General Hospital

One of the four other Mississippi hospitals that implemented Epic alongside South Central Regional Medical Center.

Covington County Hospital

One of the four other Mississippi hospitals that implemented Epic alongside South Central Regional Medical Center.

Simpson General Hospital

One of the four other Mississippi hospitals that implemented Epic alongside South Central Regional Medical Center.

Smith County Emergency Hospital

One of the four other Mississippi hospitals that implemented Epic alongside South Central Regional Medical Center.

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What they’re saying

“Now live, these hospitals are fully connected across facilities and care teams, creating a unified system that expands access, strengthens coordination and ultimately delivers better outcomes for the patients we serve.”

— Gregg Gibbes, President and CEO, South Central Regional Medical Center (South Central Regional Medical Center news release)

What’s next

The health system plans to continue expanding its Epic implementation and Aura integration across additional facilities and providers in the region.

The takeaway

South Central Regional Medical Center's large-scale Epic go-live across multiple hospitals demonstrates the growing adoption of comprehensive EHR systems that can enhance data exchange, care coordination, and patient engagement across regional health networks.