Barnes-Jewish West County Hosp

Name :

Barnes-Jewish West County Hosp

Address  :

12634 Olive Boulevard

Town  :

Saint Louis

State  :

Missouri

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

63141

Phone  :

314 996 8000

Web URL  :


Description

About Us
BarnesJewish West County Hospital has been bringing worldclass health care to west St Louis County since 1989 Conveniently located just west of I270 and Olive our campus is committed to offering a unique model that is a mix of private academic and BJC Medical Group physicians in fact more than 179 members of our hospitals medical staff are included in the 2008 quotBest Doctors in Americaquot list

Because of our affiliation with Washington University Physicians and BarnesJewish Hospital we have the ability to offer some of the most advanced treatment available In 20082009 more than 17 million will be invested in BarnesJewish West County Hospitals campus for advances such as a new 64slice CT scanner adding a Cardiac Monitoring Unit and opening a new location for Siteman Cancer Center In addition weve recently built a new emergency department renovated our patient rooms updated operating rooms and modernized patient care areas ensuring that our patients have convenient access to the latest amenities and technology Were committed to staying on the cutting edge of medical technology but we never lose sight of the fact that our greatest asset is the high level of compassionate care to which our entire staff is dedicated
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