Employees of the Sharkey-Issaquena Community Hospital making the most of their temporary home

The Sharkey-Issaquena Community Hospital has been moved to an old armory in Rolling Fork. The hospital's usual building and ambulances were damaged in the storm, so doctors are treating patients in this makeshift clinic.Three tents are set up with several beds in each, and smaller rooms in the armory have been made into an emergency room and x-ray room.

Kenneth Norris travels from Mayersville once a week for cancer treatment, and says he's been visiting this temporary hospital since the storms hit. He says being able to receive care close to home is important for patients like him.

"It's people so, you know, sick here that need the care... if [the hospital] wasn't here, you'd have to go to Jackson or something like that." he said. "I couldn't make it to Jackson and back home.... I tried that a couple of weeks ago and I was give out. So I'm glad it's right here."

Employees of the hospital say they could be in the armory for several more months. CEO Jerry Keever says their next goal is to get their nursing home back on track.

"We want those people back home because they look at the nursing home as their home and they look at our staff as their family," he said. "There's a mental aspect that goes to any tragedy, but especially for an elderly person when they're displaced."

The temporary hospital is also filling prescriptions for residents.