Mission
THE 24 LICENSED HOSPITALS AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS OF BJC HEALTHCARE SERVE THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY, MID-MISSOURI, EASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. BASED IN URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, BJC HOSPITALS INCLUDE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS, LARGE, AND SMALL COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. BJC'S HOSPITALS HAVE REMAINED IN COMMUNITIES THAT OTHER HEALTH SYSTEMS ABANDONED LEAVING NO PUBLIC HOSPITAL. BJC'S ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS SERVE AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE HEALTH SAFETY NET FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS. BJC ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE INPATIENT & OUTPATIENT CARE, REHABILITATION, PRIMARY CARE, HOME CARE, HOSPICE, LONG-TERM CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH/WELLNESS. BJC ORGANIZATIONS ALSO SUPPORT THE TRAINING OF FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH SAFETY NET SERVICES AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND HEALTH LITERACY; AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.