Mercy Hospital Springfield Quick Facts

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Hospital Campus

1235 E. Cherokee
Springfield, MO 65804

• Mercy Hospital
• Surgery Center
• Sports Medicine Center
• C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Cancer Center
• Hammons Heart Institute
• Marian Center (Behavioral Health)
• Mercy College of Nursing and Health Sciences at SBU
• Medical Research Institute
• Home Health and Hospice
• Medical Supply
• Fitness Center
• Health Tracks Pediatrics and Sports Training Center

Mercy Heritage

• 1891: Sisters of Mercy arrive in Springfield and soon open hospital
• 1905: Sisters open new 40-bed hospital, along with a nursing school
• 1952: The third St. John’s Hospital opens at current location on Cherokee Street
• 1981: A $20 million expansion and renovation is complete, establishing St. John’s as largest privately owned hospital in southern Missouri
• 1990s: Hammons Heart Institute, Cancer Center, Sports Medicine/Rehabilitation, EMS, LifeLine medical helicopter services and several physician office buildings become part of St. John’s operations
• 2003: Six-floor outpatient surgery center and medical office building opens
• 2005: Emergency Trauma Center and new Outpatient Diagnostic Center with state-of-the-art imaging capabilities open
• 2008: Seven-story patient tower addition opens, complete with patient rooms designed specifically for use with electronic health records system
• 2011: Break ground on new Mercy Orthopedic Hospital, scheduled for completion in fall of 2013

Just the Facts:

Technology

• Among only 7 percent of health care organizations nationwide to have a comprehensive, integrated electronic health record system that provides real-time, paperless access to patient information
• MyMercy, a free service, allows patients to connect online with their doctors, plus see medical information, view test results, renew prescriptions and schedule appointments using a personal computer or smartphone
• Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System reduces pain and improves recovery times for patients facing a variety of surgeries
• Three-dimensional cardiac magnetic resonance  allows views of anatomic information from any desired angle
• Deep brain stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
• CyberKnife radiosurgery

Experience

• Region's longest-serving health care provider since 1891
• Region's only pediatric cancer center, and one of only six St. Jude Children's Research Hospital affiliates in the nation
• Region’s only pediatric oncologist, pediatric surgeon and pediatric neurosurgeon
• Level I Emergency Trauma Center for Missouri and Arkansas
• Region's only burn unit
• 28-year neonatal intensive care unit cares for more than 400 babies annually

Achievements

• National Research Corporation Consumer Choice Award Winner 2005-2011
• Ranked No. 1 Top Integrated Delivery Network in Modern Healthcare
• Named "Most Wired" by American Hospital Association for health information technology
• One of only 10 systems nationwide to participate in a three-year federal test program focused on improving outcomes while decreasing health care costs for Medicare patients with chronic
  illnesses
• Physician Clinic division again awarded a “Superior Performance” certificate by the Medical Group Management
• Accredited as an Emergency Medical Dispatch Center of Excellence from the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch - one of only 163 nationwide and only one in the region

Mercy Overall

Mercy is the sixth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves more than 3 million people annually. Mercy includes 31 hospitals, nearly 300 outpatient facilities, 38,000 co-workers and 1,700 integrated physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

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