In December 2022, a surgeon at NKC Health removed Karrie Krause’s gallbladder. Three years later, a lawyer representing the hospital took her to court over her unpaid bill. The middle school English teacher is far from alone. As the price of getting sick or injured keeps growing and the cost that patients are forced to […]
For pregnant women living north of Interstate 70 in central Missouri, there weren’t many places to deliver a baby. Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall was one of them. Now it isn’t. Fitzgibbon delivered 252 babies in 2025. In April, the hospital filed for bankruptcy protection and began sale negotiations for its 60-bed hospital and its 99-bed […]
When it comes to stroke care, time is everything. Every minute that passes during a stroke increases the potential for brain damage, which mak…
The Rock Township Ambulance District is the first emergency medical service provider to offer a program to expand its services into homes befo…
A Jefferson County student will spend this school year educating people about the importance of heart health while sharing her story of being …
Brady Nolen knows only one way to play baseball.
Volunteers with the new Canine Companion Therapy Program work to bring the unconditional love dogs provide to the Jefferson Countians who need…
Flu cases and flu-related hospitalizations are up significantly this month in Jefferson County, as well as nationwide.
Festus Police recently responded to a call from Mercy Hospital Jefferson concerning an accidental gunshot wound.
For the first time, Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City has a neurosurgeon and a pain management specialist on staff.