Boone Hospital Center

Boone Health is a 392-bed full service hospital located in Columbia, Mo. It is a regional referral center located in the center of the state. The hospital provides progressive healthcare programs, services, and technology to people in 26 mid-Missouri counties.Although the hospital is full service, areas in which Boone Health excels are cardiology, neurology, oncology, surgical, obstetrical services, orthopedics among numerous other specialties. The hospital maintains a 24-hour emergency center with hospital-based ambulance service and a helipad for incoming emergency air transportation. The hospital employs over 2000 on its staff and 350 physicians on the medical staff. Boone Health is licensed by the state of Missouri and accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC).Boone Health is currently a Magnet Hospital for its nursing excellence and has also been named the number one hospital in central Missouri and number five overall hospital in the state by U.S. News and World Report.