Missouri Baptist Medical Ctr

Description

About Us
Missouri Baptist Medical Center is a 489bed acute care hospital located at Interstate270 and Highway 40I64 Were part of BJC HealthCare one of the most respected systems in the country Here youll have access to leading specialists and the most advanced medical technology Truly the future of health care right here in West County St Louis

Known for our commitment to extraordinary and compassionate care we are a leader in open heart surgery operate a nationally recognized cancercare program and offer comprehensive orthopedic gastrointestinal and womens health services From the simplest medical need to the most serious were here to care for you

History

Our History
What began with one patient one doctor and one room in 1884 has grown into a thriving medical center with 489 beds more than 1400 staff physicians and 2700 employees today While our hospital has continued to grow through the years one thing has never changed our promise to put the needs of our patients first Always

1884 William H Mayfield MD opens his home to his first patient

1886 Missouri Baptist Sanitarium opens with the support of the Third Baptist Church of St Louis

1892 Missouri Baptist provides horse and carriage ambulance service

1892 An addition to the Hospital is completed

1894 The first staff is named includes many noted St Louis physicians and surgeons

1895 Missouri Baptist Nursing Training School opens

1897 The first class graduates from Missouri Baptist Nursing Training School there are three

1903 Missouri Baptist purchases its first Xray machine

1905 Missouri Baptist builds its own electric power station

1908 Missouri Baptist builds a bacteriology and chemical laboratory one of the first in the nation

1909 Physicians are added to the medical staff rooms for patients are opened

1915 A new medical building opens additional services offered Missouri Baptist purchases a motorized ambulance

1918 During World War I seven Missouri Baptist physicians and forty nurses volunteer with the Red Cross serving at stateside and overseas military bases Missouri Baptist treats patients infected with the Spanish flu

1919 Missouri Baptist hires its first dietitian

1920 Missouri Baptist physicians endorse the St Louis Plan to cut down on automobile accidents the program receives national attention

1921 Missouri Baptist opens a clinic for treating minor illnesses and injuries

1922 Missouri Baptist receives class A rating

1923 Apediatric area is opened in response to the findings of the Central States Pediatric Society Missouri Baptist is fully accredited by the Missouri State Hospital Association and the American Protestant Hospital Association

1924 Missouri Baptist purchases a cardiograft the first occupational therapist is added to the staff

1925 Missouri Baptist hires their first social worker to keep in touch with patients leaving the Hospital

1926 Physical therapy is initiated Missouri Baptist using light heat water and electricity massage and traction to treat disease

1929 The Hospitals name is changed to Missouri Baptist Hospital the bone and joint center opens 1931 Two sections of the Hospital close due to low patient numbers and the Great Depression Baptist churches give food and money to support the hospital during Hospital Day

1937 Missouri Baptist purchases a 200000volt Xray machine to treat cancer patients

1938 Missouri Baptist Nursing students score first second and third on the state exam the Hospital receives a fever cabinet vasculator infant respirator and noseandthroat operating chair

1941 Fifteen physicians and fifteen nurses enlist after the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor

1944 The entire graduating class from Missouri Baptist Nursing School enlists the Hospital uses nurses aids and volunteers

1947 The pathology lab is updated to include a blood bank

1949 Missouri Baptist is approved by the American College of Surgeons

1952 The 40hour workweek is instituted at the Hospital

1954 Another building addition is completed that includes a psychiatric unit and postoperative recovery rooms an outpatient clinic on Washington Avenue also is opened

1955 Missouri Baptist pharmacy achieves a perfect score from the Missouri Board of Pharmacy

1958 Missouri Baptist receives an award from Hug A Logan of the United Fund

1959 A 28bed unit for the ambulatory chronically ill opens Missouri Baptist celebrates its 75th anniversary featuring plans for a new Hospital

1965 Medical facilities relocate to current location

1972 East Wing expansion increases capacity and adds new areas for emergency care outpatient treatment surgery and radiology

1979 West Wing expansion includes a new oncology unit surgical intensive care unit and respiratory therapy and pulmonary departments

1983 Cardiologists perform the first heart catheterizations at Missouri Baptist


1984 A cardiac surgery team is developed the first openheart surgery is performed December 3

1989 Hospital changes name to Missouri Baptist Medical Center

1993 Renovations add 15room surgery center medical and surgical intensivecare units and a dedicated Heart Center

1994 Missouri Baptist Medical Center joins BJC HealthCare St Louis largest health care system

2000 Renovations include the Cardiac and Vascular Center Missouri Baptist School of Nursing graduates its final class after 105 years of operation

2001 Missouri Baptist Medical Center joins the worlds largest prostate cancer prevention study

2002 Building D opens with new Outpatient Cardiac Cath Lab Digestive Disease Center Breast Healthcare Center Center for Womens Wellness and Fetal Health and Labor and Delivery Unit

2007 Missouri Baptist purchases robotic surgical unit the da Vinci System for its prostate cancer program East Pavilion opens on the southeast corner of the campus with new Emergency Department Pediatric Emergency Department Pediatric Care Center Cancer Center and cardiovascular care area introduces physician triage process to the new Emergency Department