Mercy Hospital Cassville Quick Facts

• Mercy Clinic
• Mercy Medical Supply
• Mercy Home Health and Hospice

• 2001: South Barry County Hospital joins Mercy

Technology

• Among the first health care organizations in the U.S. to have a comprehensive, integrated electronic health record 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 and e-visits using a personal computer, tablet or smartphone
• Telemedicine allows patients to have virtual visits with specialists from miles away through a secure video connection
• Digital mammography
• A variety of diagnostic imaging services are locally available, led by a board-certified radiologist to interpret results
• Stress tests and nuclear medicine testing offered five days a week
• 16 slice CT services

Experience:

• 24-hour emergency room
• Hospitalist program provides comprehensive inpatient care with dedicated physician
• Jack Byrd Wellness Center where community members can exercise
• Senior Life Solutions
• Mercy Meds electronic medication administration system improves safety by monitoring medications and dosage through computerized, bar-coded technology
• Rehabilitation services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology
• Outpatient surgery
• Cardiology clinic
• Ear, Nose and Throat clinic
• Podiatry clinic
• Workers' Compensation services
• Skilled care enables patients who have been treated in a larger hospital to remain close to home for recovery and follow-up care
• Wound care
• Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation
• Quality & Patient Safety

Achievements:

• Named as a 2018 Top 20 Best Practices in Patient Satisfaction award recipient by the National Rural Health Association
• Named Consumer Choice "Most Preferred Health System in Southwest Missouri" by National Research Corporation for the thirteenth year in a row
• Named as one of Forbes’ 500 Best Employers in America
• Named in 50 Great Health Systems to Know by Becker’s Hospital Review
• Received certificate of recognition by American Diabetes Association for diabetes education program
• Cardiac and pulmonary rehab program certified by American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Named “Most Wired” by American Hospital Association for health information technology

Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 208, 2017 and 2016 by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care and specialty (heart, children's, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 800 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 44,000 co-workers and 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy's IT division, Mercy Technology Services, supply chain organization, ROi, and Mercy Virtual serve providers and patients in more than 20 states coast to coast.

Sonya Kullmann

417-820-2426
sonya.kullmann@mercy.net