Missouri Health Matters
A healthy Missouri starts with you! Together we can help maintain the strength of the state’s health care system and begin building a better, healthier Missouri.
Celebrate Missouri Hospitals
Missouri Health Matters. And, hospitals are an essential part of Missouri’s efforts to maintain individual health and build strong, healthy communities. Join us in paying tribute to the hardworking, compassionate and necessary members of our communities that serve in our hospitals.
Opioid Crisis’ Youngest Victims
Researchers from the Hospital Industry Data Institute reviewed hospital diagnostic codes for all Missouri births between 2006 and 2016, and found a 538 percent increase in codes related to newborns with withdrawal symptoms stemming from maternal drug use.
Hospitals Build A Healthy Missouri
The Missouri Hospital Association has released its annual Community Investment Report, which includes community benefit and economic impact data, and underscores hospitals’ essential role in building strong, healthy communities. The report is available to consumers on the association’s hospital data transparency site, FocusOnHospitals.com.
