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In Search of Good Health
In Search of Good Health nn BY JENNY O’DONLEY
Columbia area residents have access to some of the best health care in the state, thanks to top-notch medical providers, state-of-the-art hospitals and newly expanded clinics. Add to that the city’s geographic convenience and accessibility, and it’s no wonder the Columbia health care community continues to grow and thrive.
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The following are just some of the players driving positive outcomes.
BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER | 1600 E.
Broadway | 573-815-8000 | boone.org Located on Broadway just off Highway 63, Boone Hospital Center is a 392-bed, fullservice hospital that serves as a regional referral center for 25 counties in midMissouri. Originally built by the citizens of Boone County in 1921, the county-owned hospital is operated by BJC HealthCare, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems. Specialty areas: Cardiology, neurology, oncology, surgery, obstetrical services, orthopedics and more. Known for: Exceptional clinical outcomes, cutting-edge technology and high patient satisfaction. Notable: U.S. News & World Report has named Boone Hospital the top hospital in central Missouri for the past five years.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI HEALTH
CARE | 1 Hospital Drive | 573-882-4141 muhealth.org As the state’s premier academic health system, MU Health Care has over 600 doctors in more than 80 specialties to provide completely coordinated care for the simplest and most complex conditions — while also researching breakthroughs and training the next generation of doctors. From routine checkups to the latest innovations in joint replacements, MU Health Care offers a depth of medical expertise. Specialty areas: MU Health Care includes Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, the Missouri Psychiatric Center, University Hospital, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City and more than 50 outpatient clinics throughout central Missouri. Primary Care: MU Health Care offers multiple primary care locations throughout mid-Missouri. As health’s first line of defense, MU Health Care’s primary care providers can help patients manage their health and offer easy referral access to a wide variety of MU Health Care specialists and subspecialists when needed.
Pediatric Care: The region’s largest and most specialized pediatric care team in the region, Children’s Hospital offers more than 30 pediatric specialties, including asthma and allergy, autism, cancer care and blood disorders and neonatology and critical care. The hospital is home to Columbia’s only emergency room designed specifically for kids. Women’s Health: MU Health Care operates the region’s only women’s-focused hospital. With modern approaches to obstetrical care, expecting mothers have choices from low-intervention birthing suites and midwives to gentle C-sections designed with baby and mom in mind. Cancer Care: As the region’s most advanced and Missouri’s only statedesignated cancer center, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center offers patients the latest treatment options with support every step of the way. With access to clinical trials and advancements such as immunotherapy and targeted therapy, patients are paired with a navigator to help guide them through everything from finances to information specific to their type and stage of cancer. Emergency Care: Offering more heart and vascular services than any other center in mid-Missouri, the team at MU Health Care’s Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 1 STEMI Heart Attack Center offers 24/7 fast care for the most severe emergencies. Doctors are able to save time and lives through the use of a stateof-the-art hybrid OR, a specialized surgical suite that allows for open heart surgeries and minimally invasive procedures to be performed in the same room. Stroke and Neuro-Intensive Care: As a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center and home to the only neuro-intensive care unit in mid-Missouri, MU Health Care provides the highest level of stroke care in the region. Patients can also receive specialized care for other neuroscience conditions, including Alzheimer’s and dementia, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, sleep disorders and multiple sclerosis. Orthopaedic Care: MU Health Care’s Missouri Orthopaedic Institute is the region’s most comprehensive orthopaedic center, allowing patients access to a team of specialized doctors, surgeons, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors, dieticians and additional support — all under one roof. It’s also home to the Mizzou BioJoint® Center, which utilizes an innovative procedure to bring biological solutions to knee, hip, ankle, shoulder and other joint problems. Ellis Fischel Cancer Center Physicians and researchers at Ellis Fischel take a team approach to understanding cancer, using their different areas of expertise to create better treatments and safer procedures. Through a clinical trials program, patients have access to treatments years before they become widely available.
Missouri Orthopaedic Institute Working to develop the next generation of treatments, doctors at the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute treat everything from orthopedic traumas to sports injuries and offer rapid recovery joint replacement options.
Missouri Psychiatric Center The behavioral health team at MU Health Care provides short-term inpatient care for adults, adolescents and children experiencing a wide range of mental health and psychological conditions.
MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital The MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital team provides care for a variety of needs, from the delivery room to treatment for menopause. The pediatrics team covers more than 30 specialties including emergency medicine, cardiology and orthopedics.
University Hospital Patients experiencing complex medical conditions are often referred to University Hospital, MU Health Care’s flagship hospital. To provide patients with the lifesaving care they need faster, the hospital’s emergency department was expanded and renovated in 2018.
HARRY S. TRUMAN MEMORIAL VETERANS’ HOSPITAL | 800 Hospital Drive | 573-814-6000 | columbiamo.va.gov Serving 43 counties in Missouri as well as
Pike County, Illinois, Truman VA is a 126- bed facility that provides a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient care, including primary care, medical and surgical specialties, behavioral health, physical and occupational therapy and pharmacy services. Truman VA is also a referral center for heart care services (including openheart surgery) and offers audiology and speech pathology, social work services, dermatology, dental, neurology, oncology, orthopedic surgery, podiatry, prosthetics, urology and vision care.
COLUMBIA ORTHOPAEDIC GROUP | 1 S. Keene St. | 573-443-2402 | columbiaorthogroup.com The Columbia Orthopaedic Group team includes 27 specialty-trained Missouri orthopedic surgery specialists committed to excellence in the diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of orthopedic injury and disease. Subspecialties include arthroscopy, sports medicine, cervical spine injury, lumbar spine injury, joint replacement and resurfacing, pediatric orthopedics and spine deformities, trauma and fracture care and physical medicine and rehabilitation.
LANDMARK HOSPITAL | 604 Old 63 N. | 573-499-6600 | landmarkhospitals.com Landmark Hospital was established in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in 2006 as a regional hospital referral center for medically complex patients in need of post-acute care, and the Columbia center is one of the now six Landmark Hospital facilities located in four states. With single-occupancy rooms, Landmark Hospital of Columbia features a 23-bed facility for long-term acute care and a 19- bed rehabilitation facility. Additionally, this hospital features one of the best nurseto-patient ratios in the industry. CONTINUED
FAMILY HEALTH CENTER | 1001 W. Worley St. | 573-214-2314 | fhcmo.org Designated a Federally Qualified Health Center, Family Health Center offers primary medical, mental health and dental care services through board-certified physicians and nurse practitioners, licensed dentists, dental hygienists, clinical social workers and nurses. One of the FHC locations across three cities, the Columbia center also provides medication assistance services for uninsured individuals, referral to specialty care and other community resources and language interpretation services.
RUSK REHABILITATION HOSPITAL | 315 Business Loop 70 W. | 573-817-2703 encompasshealth.com/locations/ ruskrehab An affiliate of Encompass Health and MU Health Care, Rusk Rehabilitation Hospital is a 60-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital and the only freestanding acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital in midMissouri. Rusk specializes in rehabilitation for brain injury, orthopedics, spinal cord injury, CVA, amputee and multi-trauma and debilitation for respiratory, cardiac, neurological conditions and more.
MISSOURI FERTILITY | 1506 E. Broadway, Suite 220 | 573-443-4511 | missourifertility.com Missouri Fertility is a top-tier center for reproductive health in mid-Missouri. Established in 1997, Missouri Fertility provides advanced reproductive techniques with board-certified specialists committed to providing patients with high-quality care. The center is a leading provider of infertility services in mid-Missouri due to its highly successful IVF rates, especially among women ages 35 to 37.
MISSOURI CANCER ASSOCIATES | 1705 E. Broadway, Suite 100 | 866-724-2413 | missouricancer.com CONTINUED A premier cancer treatment center in mid-Missouri for more than 30 years, the Missouri Cancer Associates team offers intentionally crafted and cuttingedge treatment specific to patients’ diagnoses. The multidisciplinary setting includes chemotherapy, radiation therapy, diagnostic radiology, pharmacy services, urology, laboratory services and patient support services to provide patients with comprehensive cancer care. l
SPECIALISTS
CARDIOLOGY: Missouri Heart Center 1605 E. Broadway, Suite 300 573-256-7700
DERMATOLOGY: Cayce Dermatology Center 2011 Corona Road, Suite 207 573-234-1000 Central Missouri Dermatology & Mohs Skin Cancer Surgery 401 N. Keene St. | 573-876-1616 GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastrointestinal Associates 210 Portland St. 573-777-8818
INTERNAL MEDICINE: Boone Medical Group-South 900 W. Nifong Blvd., Suite 101 573-499-9009 Boone Medical Group-Central 1605 E. Broadway, Suite 110 573-815-8130 Boone Clinic 401 N. Keene St. | 573-874-3300 NEUROSCIENCE: Neurology Institute of Missouri Medical Group 525 N. Keene St., Suite 301 573-449-2141 OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY: MU Women’s & Children’s Hospital 404 N. Keene St. | 573-875-9000 Women’s Health Associates 1601 E. Broadway Suites 100, 300, 330 & 350 573-443-8796 Central Missouri Physicians for Women 3301 Berrywood Drive, Suite 206 573-256-2496
ONCOLOGY: Missouri Cancer Associates 1705 E. Broadway, Suite 100 866-724-2413 Ellis Fischel Cancer Center 1 Hospital Drive | 573-882-2100 ORTHOPEDICS: Columbia Orthopaedic Group 1 S. Keene St. | 573-443-2402 Missouri Orthopaedic Institute 1100 Virginia Ave. | 573-882-2663 PAIN MANAGEMENT: Boone Hospital Center Pain Management Clinic 1600 E. Broadway 573-815-8000
PEDIATRICS: MU Pediatrics Clinic South Providence Medical Park 551 E. Southampton Drive 573-882-4730
Tiger Pediatrics – Keene Street Columbia Medical Plaza 303 N. Keene St., Suite 404 573-777-7627
Tiger Pediatrics – South Insurance Group Building 200 E. Southampton Drive 573-777-7627
Children’s Therapy Center 525 N. Keene St. | 573-882-7350 Pediatric & Adolescent Specialty Clinic 404 N. Keene St., Suite 101 573-882-6921
MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital 404 N. Keene St. | 573-875-9000 PODIATRY: Columbia Podiatry 305 N. Keene St., Suite 209 573-443-2015
PSYCHIATRIC: Missouri Psychiatric Center 3 Hospital Drive | 573-884-1255 SURGERY: Missouri Bariatric Services 1000 W. Nifong Blvd. Building 2, Suite 220 573-882-5673
Columbia Surgical Associates 3220 Bluff Creek Drive Suite 100 | 573-443-8773 Missouri Center for Outpatient Surgery 404 N. Keene St. | 573-817-6500
UROLOGY: Urology Associates of Central Missouri 105 Keene St. | 573-499-4990
Please research online for additional health specialists available in Columbia. l
Adjusting to a new life in CoMo? GET TO KNOW: Dr. Ashley Emel
WHO: Do you look up to? My husband, Aaron Emel! He just took the jump and joined me as an entrepreneur. Now he’s running all the Cost Cutters and Supercuts in Columbia, Jefferson City, Rolla, Sedalia, and Fulton. Plus, he helps me parent our two daughters.
WHAT: Do you do when youʼre not adjusting peopleʼs health? I am with my family when I am not adjusting people’s health in the right direction. I enjoy spending time at home with my family and friends. I especially love family movie nights! I am also on the True North Board of Directors, Missouri Symphony Board, and a Girl Scout Leader.
WHEN: Did you know Chiropractic was for you? I saw first-hand the benefit of chiropractic care when I was very young. From that point on I knew that I wanted to help others! Going to work isn’t a job to me but truly a calling. I am so blessed to work in such an amazing profession.
WHY: Should someone start seeing a Chiropractor? Specifically, you? You should see a Chiropractor if you are in pain, discomfort, have an injury, are in a motor vehicle accident, slip and fall, sports injuries, pregnant, have headaches, TMJ issues, are stuck at a desk all day or if you have a spine! Chiropractic care is beneficial to so many people. At Compass Chiropractic and Wellness we offer chiropractic care, cold laser, acupuncture, massage therapy, nutrition consults and so much more.
HOW: Do you do it all? I don’t do it alone. I have a wonderful team and an incredibly supportive family. I couldn’t do it without my team. Our office manager, Stacey Nanneman, our associate, Dr. Jennifer Sutherland or our massage therapist, Wanda Haubner. We work hard as a team to serve our patients and community needs.
