HOSPITAL HEADLINES
Missouri Cancer Associates Welcomes New Provider
U.S. News & World Report Names Boone Hospital Among Best Hospitals for 2023-2024 Boone Hospital Center has been named the #1 hospital in mid-Missouri and #7 hospital in the state of Missouri by U.S. News & World Report in its 2023-2024 Best Hospitals report. Boone has held the top spot in mid-Missouri since 2015. U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals across 15 specialties and 21 procedures and conditions; only 12% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals ranking. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience. Hospitals are ranked from 1 to 50 in each specialty, with only 10% of all rated hospitals receiving a designation of “high performing.” Boone Hospital Center ranked “high performing” in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, back surgery, colon cancer surgery, heart attack, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, hip replacement, knee replacement, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, prostate cancer surgery, and stroke. “For 34 years, U.S. News has provided data-informed rankings to help patients and their doctors find the best hospital to treat their illness or condition,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. U.S. News estimates that nearly two million hospital inpatients a year face the prospect of surgery or special care that poses either unusual technical challenges or significantly heightened risk of death or harm because of age, physical condition or existing conditions. The rankings are a tool that can help these patients find sources of skilled inpatient care.
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BOONE HEALTH
Fall 2023
Alexandre Tungesvik, MD has joined Missouri Cancer Associates. Carrying on the legacy of his father, Dr. Tungesvik has recently completed a fellowship in hematology & medical oncology at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Missouri Cancer Associates is located at 1705 E. Broadway, Broadway Medical Plaza 4, Suite 100. For more information, call 866.724.2413 or visit www. missouricancer.com.
Urology Associates of Central Missouri Welcomes New Provider Phillip Fish, MD has joined Urology Associates of Central Missouri. Dr. Fish is a St. Louis native and completed medical school at the University of Missouri. Dr. Fish specializes in minimally-invasive robotic procedures, the surgical treatment of kidney and prostate cancer as well as the management of BPH and kidney stones. Urology Associates of Central Missouri is located at 105 Keene Street in Columbia. For more information, call 800.303.1018 or visit CentralMoUrology.com.
