EDC St. Charles County

t. Charles County is one of the healthiest places to live in Missouri, according to a 2010 national study of counties across America done by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

The local area was 1st in Health Factors, 1st in Health Behaviors, 1st in Mortality, 2nd in Health Outcomes, 2nd in Social & Economic Factors, 5th in Clinical Care, and 6th in Morbidity. And small wonder since quality medical services (PDF) have been a vital part of St. Charles County for more than 120 years.

Today, the community is served by four, full-service and nationally ranked hospitals. They include Progress West Healthcare Center in O’Fallon, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, SSM St. Joseph Health Center in
St. Charles, and SSM St. Joseph’s Hospital West in Lake Saint Louis.

When an illness or injury can’t wait, emergency help is offered seven days a week at the Barnes-Jewish
St. Peters Medical Building and Urgent Care Center in O’Fallon, St. John’s Mercy Urgent Care Centers in
St. Peters and O’Fallon, and St. Luke’s Urgent Care Centers in Weldon Spring and WingHaven in O’Fallon.

The H.W. Koenig Cancer Centers at the SSM St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, SSM St. Joseph Medical Park and SSM St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake Saint Louis provide comprehensive, fully integrated cancer care for the region.

The Siteman Cancer Center is located at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital and A third cancer center opened in 2008 at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake Saint Louis.

Ambulatory care and outpatient medical services are also available at the SSM St. Joseph Health Care – Wentzville and the SSM St. Joseph Medical Park in St. Peters.

CenterPointe Hospital in Weldon Spring is a private psychiatric hospital serving behavioral health needs for all ages.

When it comes to senior care, local residents have plenty of options ranging from independent living through acute care.

Some of the area’s newest facilities include the $4.5 million BaratHaven Alzheimer’s Center in Dardenne Prairie, the $40 million Garden Villas of O’Fallon with luxurious independent and supportive living apartments, the Assisted Living at Meadowlands with its advanced assisted living memory care, the St. Williams Apartments developed by Cardinal Ritter Senior Services in Dardenne Prairie, and Park Place Senior Living at WingHaven offering independent and assisted living.

Thanks to world-class medical facilities that are constantly adapting medical and technological advancements, expert teams of caring medical professionals, and senior communities for all lifestyles, St. Charles County is the healthy choice in metro St. Louis.