93.9 The Eagle – The News and Talk of Columbia, MO
St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare and Kansas City-based St. Luke’s will be merging in January. 939 the Eagle’s Fred Parry reports their merger will form a $10-billion system with 28 hospitals. Kansas City television station KMBC reports St. Luke’s is the second-largest health care provider in Kansas City, while BJC is the St. Louis area’s largest health system. Boone Hospital Center board of trustees chair Dr. Jerry Kennett joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable” program. Mr. Parry tells listeners that Columbia-based MU Health Care “will be under attack” from BJC, adding that MU Health has already been under attack from KU Medical Center. Dr. Kennett suggests that it’s important for MU Health Care and Boone Hospital Center to work together to enhance services locally:
Boone Hospital Center's Columbia employees stand near the main entrance on May 1, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Boone Hospital Center's Facebook page)
