MU Health Care Overview
University of Missouri Health Care is an academic health system with a mission to save and improve lives. Caring for patients from each of Missouri’s 114 counties, MU Health Care specialists treat the simplest and most complex medical conditions, discover breakthroughs and train the next generation of doctors to do the same. Committed to collaboration, research and innovation, MU Health Care has more than 6,000 physicians, nurses and health care professionals in over 80 specialties working together to give patients seamless care with the most advanced treatments and safest procedures. Serving more than 240,000 patients each year, MU Health Care facilities include Capital Region Medical Center, Children’s Hospital, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, Missouri Psychiatric Center, University Hospital and Women’s Hospital, as well as multiple quick care, urgent care, primary care, specialty and affiliate locations.
MISSION
To save and improve lives – through exemplary education, research and patient care.
VISION
We will be the premier and transformational academic health system for Missouri.
VALUES
Inclusion, Diversity & Equity • Respect • Service • Discovery • Responsibility • Excellence
Designations
Baby-Friendly: In July 2015, MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital became the fourth hospital in Missouri to earn the Baby-Friendly designation from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
Level 1 Stroke Center: In March 2015, MU Health Care was designated one of the state’s first Level I Missouri State Time Critical Diagnosis Stroke Centers, the highest recognition a hospital can receive for its stroke program.
HIMSS Davies Award: In October 2015, MU Health Care received the global HIMSS Enterprise Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence for health care technology innovations that are improving patient outcomes. HIMSS — which stands for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society — is a global not-for-profit organization focused on better health through use of information technology.
Stage 2 Meaningful Use: In August 2014, MU Health Care became the first academic medical center and the ninth health system in the country to meet federal Stage 2 “meaningful use” standards for its adoption of medical information technology to improve patient care. To qualify for Stage 2 meaningful use standards, MU Health Care met 19 objectives set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) related to medical information technology.
Most Wired: In July 2016, MU Health Care was recognized for the sixth straight year as one of the nation’s “Most Wired” health systems, according to the 2016 Most Wired Survey by the American Hospital Association.
