At Missouri Baptist Medical Center- you just feel it.  The smile that greets you. The hand that guides you. The world class medicine that heals. Your health and comfort are at the core of everything we do from the way our hospital is designed, to the feeling of community that embraces you.

Did you know more than 562,000 people in the St. Louis area are living with prediabetes? Take steps to understand your risk and improve your health today!

That fall day in October 2016 was just like any other weekday. Rich Welmon, a mechanic, got up and went to work; he didn’t think anything of the heaviness he felt in his leg or the short episode of dizziness he experienced during the day. But when his left hand refused to respond the next evening, he knew something was wrong.

On Dec. 5, 2017, 57-year-old Ira Schalk began to feel nauseous on his job at a lead mining operation near Viburnum, Mo. For days he had felt tired, but thought it might be the flu. It wasn’t.

Just as MS affects each individual somewhat differently, the different options for treatment are varied and tailored to the individual. Learn how the experts at the MS Center for Innovations at Missouri Baptist are making a difference in the lives of people living with the chronic disease.