In Search of Good Health

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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. 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 east of downtown, Boone Hospital Center is a 392-bed, full-service hospital that serves as a regional referral center for 25 counties in mid-Missouri. Originally built by the citizens of Boone County in 1921, the county-owned hospital has been operated by BJC HealthCare since 1993 but will transition back to an independent community hospital in 2021. 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 six years in a row.

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 600-plus 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 Level I Comprehensive Stroke Center, 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. Orthopedic Care: MU Health Care’s Missouri Orthopaedic Institute is the region’s most comprehensive orthopedic surgery 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.

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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.

Women’s and Children’s Hospital The 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 126bed 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

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 101 573-815-6640 Boone Medical Group-Central 1605 E. Broadway, Suite 110 573-815-8130 NEUROSCIENCE: Neurology Institute of Missouri Medical Group 525 N. Keene St., Suite 301 573-449-2141 OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY: Women’s and Children’s Hospital 404 N. Keene St. | 573-875-9000 Women’s Health Associates 1601 E. Broadway Suites 100, 300 & 350 573-443-8796 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, first floor 573-815-2700 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 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 PSYCHIATRY: Missouri Psychiatric Center 3 Hospital Drive | 573-884-1255 SURGERY: Weight Management and Metabolic Institute 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 N. Keene St. | 573-499-4990

Please research online for additional health specialists available in Columbia.

HOSPITALS

University Hospital 1 Hospital Drive 573-882-4141 muhealth.org

Boone Hospital Center 1600 E. Broadway 573-815-8000 boone.org

Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital 800 Hospital Drive 573-814-6000 columbiamo.va.gov

Landmark Hospital 604 Old 63 N. 573-499-6600 landmarkhospitals.com

a regional hospital referral center for medically complex patients in need of post-acute care. The Columbia center is one of the now six Landmark Hospital facilities located in three states. With single-occupancy rooms, Landmark Hospital of Columbia features a 23-bed facility for long-term acute care and a 16bed rehabilitation facility. Additionally, this hospital features one of the best nurseto-patient ratios in the industry.

COMPASS HEALTH NETWORK | 1001 W. Worley St. | 573-214-2314 compasshealthnetwork.org Designated a federally qualified health center, Compass Health Network offers primary medical, mental health and dental care services through boardcertified physicians, psychiatrists and nurse practitioners, licensed dentists, dental hygienists, clinical social workers and nurses. One of the Compass Health 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.

Boone Hospital Referral Line

If you are unsure which physician is right for you, referral line experts can help find the perfect physician. Call 573-815-6400, and schedule your first appointment.

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 mid-Missouri. Rusk specializes in rehabilitation for brain injury, orthopedics, spinal cord injury, CVA, amputee and multitrauma 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 technologies (ART) 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 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