“I started on the Hospital’s Board in 1959. At that time, we knew we had a need for a hospital, we had lots of determination and a very generous community behind us.
We went to the people of Sullivan and surrounding towns asking for donations. The response was astounding. People from across the community – many who could hardly afford it – gave … and then gave some more.
Some even contributed a month’s worth of their wages so we could match the bond issue by the Town Council. Together with the town, we raised $500,000 and the hospital opened in 1962. And we became the first town of our size in Missouri to have a hospital.
The wonderful story of this hospital continued in 1983, when we became part of Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis – gaining access to their specialists. Then in 1994, we became part of BJC HealthCare. Since that time, BJC has literally rebuilt the hospital, adding an expanded emergency room in 2003, new patient rooms and surgical areas in 2007 and a new maternity department in 2008.
As a result, today, we have one of the best community hospitals in Missouri.”
— Joe Owens, Chairman of Trustees
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