Hospital Headlines

Supporting The United Way

This year, Boone Health employees raised $72,541.51 for the Heart of Missouri United Way. In addition, the Boone Health – Buds BBQ team won the Most Dishes Sold award in the CoMo Chopped Challenge.

Occupational Medicine of Mid-Missouri Joins Boone Health Medical Group

Occupational Medicine of Mid-Missouri, who has served large and small business in mid-Missouri since 1999, has joined Boone Health Medical Group and been renamed Boone Health – Occupational Medicine.

The clinic is staffed by Michael Sweczyk, MD; Robert Hering, MD and Eric Bettis, MD. Located at 401 N. Keene Street, the clinic provides drug screenings; fit for duty evaluations; post offer, DOT and comprehensive physical exams; medical surveillance for OSHA compliance and a host of other services.

New Treatment For Acid Reflux

Boone Health is pleased to now offer the LINX® Reflux Management System for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Hiatal Hernia.

The LINX® system consists of a series of titanium beads, each with a magnetic core that are connected with titanium wires to form a ring shape. The device is surgically implanted around the lower end of the esophagus. It then helps to prevent the digestive acids of the stomach from backing up into the esophagus (acid reflux) while still allowing for food and and liquids to flow into the stomach.

LINX® was FDA approved in 2012, and it is an alternative to the Nissen Fundoplication for patients who are undergoing surgery to repair a Hiatal Hernia.

The LINX® procedure and Hiatal Hernia Repair is performed by Benjamin Gerber, MD of Boone Health Medical Group – General Surgery.

A Rose for Donors

Boone Health contributed a rose to the Donate Life Float at the 2023 Rose Parade® in Pasadena, Calif. on Monday, January 2. CEO Troy Greer included a message, “On behalf of the Boone Team, bless you for giving the gift of life!” Donate Life, a national non-profit organization, works closely with Midwest Transplant Network to educate the community on the importance of organ donation and to help patients receive donated organs, eyes, and tissues.

Karen Ross, BSN, RN, ICU Director; Shannon Kuczynski, MHSA, MSN-A, RN, Chief Nursing Officer; Monica Smith, MSN, RN, Chief Operating Officer; Troy Greer, Chief Executive Officer; and Lori Clark, Director of Columbia Operations, Midwest Transplant Network

Boone Health Heart Team Recognized

Boone Health has earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures. The three-star rating, which denotes the highest category of quality, places Boone Hospital Center among the elite for heart bypass surgery in the United States and Canada.

The STS star rating system is one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded overall measures of quality in health care, rating the benchmarked outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery programs across the United States and Canada. The star rating is calculated using a combination of quality measures for specific procedures performed by an STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database participant.

Approximately 20% of participants receive the three-star rating for isolated CABG surgery. Congratulations to our Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery team!

Boone Health Heart Surgeons Richard Mellitt, MD and Joss Fernandez, MD