Missouri Baptist Medical Center

Missouri Baptist Medical Center
BJC HealthCare
Missouri Baptist Medical Center, 2018
Map
Geography
Location3015 N Ballas Rd, Town and Country 63131, Missouri, United States
Coordinates38°38′10″N 90°26′49″W / 38.63613°N 90.44691°W / 38.63613; -90.44691
Organization
TypeGeneral
Services
Beds489 (2006)
History
Opened1886
Links
Websitewww.missouribaptist.org
ListsHospitals in Missouri

Missouri Baptist Medical Center, known locally as MoBap, is a hospital in Town and Country, Missouri. Its origins were in 1884 when Dr. William H. Mayfield opened his home to patients. In 1886 it opened as the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium. In 1892, it offered ambulance service via horse and carriage. A Nursing Training School opened in 1895.[1][2]

As of 2006, the facility had 489 beds and 3000 employees. It is part of BJC HealthCare.[2]

  1. ^ Jefferson, Robin Seaton (April 19, 2000). "First meeting of organization was in St. Louis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  2. ^ a b "Missouri Baptist Medical Center: Our History". Missouri Baptist Medical Center. Retrieved August 22, 2011.