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Health Department of the state of Missouri is responsible in providing the best medical facility to the people of the state. This Department prevents and detects outbreaks of infectious disease, protect citizens from man-made and natural disasters, promote healthy lifestyles and safe behaviors and offers access to health care facilities for the most vulnerable populations of Missouri. The main aim of the Department of Health of Missouri is to make the state a place where everyone can enjoy the best health possible. Some of the major Hospitals of Missouri are:
Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington UniversityThe Services provided by the hospital include: Advanced NICU Equipment, Breast Milk Donation Center, Cancer Care, Cardiac Cath Lab, Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Emergency Services, Orthopedics, Robotic Surgery, Spine Services, Heart Attack Education, Imaging & Radiology, Maternity Services and Nephrectomy.
Contact Details1 Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
Saint Louis, MO 63110-1003
(314) 747–3000
www.barnesjewish.orgSt. Luke's HospitalThe services offered by the hospital are Asthma Care, Breast Care, Cancer Care, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency Care, Heart Care, Hyperbaric Medicine, Incontinence, Intensive Care Unit, IV Therapy, Maternity Care, Mental Health, Neurology, Orthopedics, Pulmonary Clinic, Physical Therapy, Senior Services, Sleep Center, Sports Medicine, Surgical Services, Weight Loss Surgery and Wound Healing.
Contact Details4401 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64111-3220
(816) 932–9886
www.saintlukeshealthsystem.orgMissouri Baptist Medical CenterThe services includes Cancer Center, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Diagnostic Tests, Emergency Services, Gynecological (Robotic-Assisted) Heart Attack Education, Imaging & Radiology, Joint Replacement, Maternity Care, Surgical Services, Tomotherapy, Urology (Robotic-Assisted), Women & Childr
en and Wound Care and Hyperbaric.
Contact Details3015 North Ballas Road
Saint Louis, MO 63131-2329
(314) 996–5000
www.missouribaptistmedicalcenter.orgBoone Hospital CenterThe services provided by the hospital include: Cancer, Chest Clinic, Critical Care & Emergency, Diabetic Foot Clinic, Dialysis, Endoscopy Center, Hearing & Hearing Aids, Outpatient Services, Palliative Care, Sleep Services, Surgical Services, Therapy & Rehabilitation, Transplant Services and Women's Services.
Contact Details1600 East Broadway
Columbia, MO 65201-5844
(573) 815–8000
www.boone.org
University of Missouri Health CareOne Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65212-0001
(573) 882–4141
www.muhealth.orgMercy Hospital St. Louis615 South New Ballas Road
Saint Louis, MO 63141-8277
(314) 251–6000
www.mercy.net/stlouismoCoxHealth Hospital1423 North Jefferson Street
Springfield, MO 65802-1988
(417) 269–3000
www.coxhealth.comFreeman Hospital1102 West 32nd Street
Joplin, MO 64804-3503
(417) 347–1111
www.freemanhealth.com
Missouri Blood banks
Blood Banks work efficiently to collect quality plasma in a safe and clean environment. They produce and market life-saving, diagnostic systems, plasma-derived medicines and hospital pharmacy products. Many hospitals run their own organ and blood banks and save lives by providing blood and services to support transplantation and transfusion needs.
AMER Red Cross - St. Louis Chapter Saint Louis, Missouri 63108
1-314-658-2000
www.americanredcrossblood.orgAmerican Red CrossJefferson City, Missouri 65109
1-573-635-9882
www.americanredcrossblood.orgAmerican Red CrossSaint Louis, Missouri 63108
1-314-658-2000
www.americanredcrossblood.orgBiological Life Plasma ServiceJoplin, Missouri 64804
1-417-782-7755
www.biolifeplasma.comCommunity Blood CenterSaint Joseph, Missouri 64506
1-816-232-6791
savealifenow.orgCommunity Blood CenterKansas City, Missouri 64118
1-816-468-9813
www.savealifenow.orgCommunity Blood Center of OzarksSpringfield, Missouri 65804
1-417-227-5000
www.cbco.orgCommunity Blood Ctr-The OzarksJoplin, Missouri 64801
1-417-626-8323
www.cbco.orgSome of the programs of the Missouri Health Department:
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a special supplemental nutrition program which provides services to pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children up to their 5th birthday based on nutritional risk and income eligibility. The primary services provided are health screening, risk assessment, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding promotion and referrals to health care. Supplemental food is provided at no cost to participants.
Child and Adult Care Food Program The program provides funding for meals and snacks for eligible children and adults at child and adult day care centers, homes that provide child care services, after school programs and emergency shelters.
The Summer Food Service Program The program provides funds for meals served to low-income school-age students and qualifying adults with disabilities during the summer when school is not in session. The meals are served by schools and community-based organizations at hundreds of locations throughout the state
The Missouri Commodity Supplemental Food Program The program distributes food to qualifying women, infants and children and senior citizens age 60 and older. Dozens of community organizations across the state help determine program eligibility, distribute the food, and provide nutrition education to program participants.
Show Me Healthy Women (SMHW)Show Me Healthy Women (SMHW) is a free breast and cervical cancer screening program for the state of Missouri.
WISEWOMAN (Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation)This program provides heart disease and stroke prevention health screenings and education to clients of the Show Me Healthy Women (SMHW) program
Know about some of the chronic diseases:ArthritisAsthmaBreast CancerCancer InquiryCervical CancerCholesterolDiabetesHeart DiseaseHigh Blood PressureLupusOsteoporosisStrokeKnow about some of the Communicable Diseases:Chickenpox / ShinglesHepatitis BHepatitis CHIV / AIDSInfluenza
Missouri's Medicaid
Missouri's Medicaid works effectively for low-income families by giving them access to best medical facilities by paying their medical expenses including foster and adoptive children, pregnant women and women having breast or cervical cancer and for those people whose income is not enough to meet the cost of required medical services.
To be eligible for Medicaid you should belong to any of the following category:
- pregnant
- over the age of 65
- a child or teenager age 18 or under
- been diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer
- need nursing home care
- disabilities
- blind
Vital Records
The office of vital records work towards providing authentic records and data related to any vital records of all the citizens of Missouri without any trouble. These records are essential for administration of law and for the protection of individual rights.
- Download the application and submit it in person or by mail to the nearest local health department to request a birth or death certificate from a local health department.
- To request a certified copy of a marriage license contact the Recorder of Deeds.
- To request a certified copy of a divorce decree contact the Circuit Clerk in the county.
Birth Records
$15 per record
$15 for each additional copy
Death Records
$13 per record
$10 for each additional copy
Download formsApplication for copy of Birth or Death CertificationApplication for copy of Statement Relating to Marriage or Divorce
Contact DetailsBureau of Vital Records
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Telephone: 573-751-6387
Email: VitalRecordsInfo@health.mo.gov
Missouri Vital Statistics
The following is the monthly data of 2014. The Community Data Profiles and MICA provide state and sub-state statistics.
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