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QUALITY
OF LIFE
HEALTHCARE
St. Louis is one of the nation’s leading cities for healthcare.
St. Louis is home to two renowned medical schools at Saint Louis
University and Washington University. In the class of 2005 these
schools of medicine graduated 262 MDs and 81 PhDs in Biological
and Biomedical Sciences.1 These universities along with a diverse
range of local healthcare companies have also made St. Louis nationally
known as a center for medical research, especially in the areas
of medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in 2004 the healthcare industry
in the St. Louis MSA employed more that 100,000 people. The following
table is a breakdown of the number of employees and establishments
in various healthcare industry sub-sectors.
In 2005, the St. Louis MSA had 57 hospitals of which 42 were general
acute-care hospitals. These area hospitals had over 12,500 beds
authorized including approximately 7,600 medical-surgical beds.3
Greater St. Louis’ medical schools and hospitals are consistently
among the top recognized in the U.S.
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA HealthCare and Social Assistance Industry Employment,
20042
ST. LOUIS, MO-IL MSA HEALTHCARE
AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT, 20042
| NAICS
Code |
Industry
Sector Description |
Employees
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Total
Establishment
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| 62--- |
Health
Care and Social Assistance |
100,000
or more
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6,933
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| 621111 |
Offices
of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) |
17,223
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1,824
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6214 |
Outpatient
Care Centers |
5,060
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229
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| 6215 |
Medical
and Diagnostic Laboratories |
1,000-2,499
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121
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| 6216 |
Home
Health Care Services |
7,941
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253
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| 622 |
Hospitals |
62,758
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59
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| 6221 |
General
Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
59,898
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46
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6222 |
Psychiatric
and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
1,000-2,499
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6
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| 6223 |
Specialty
(except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
1,000-2,499
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7
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6231 |
Nursing
Care Facilities |
17,827
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193
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ST.
LOUIS HEALTHCARE
RANKINGS AND AWARDS: |
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In addition to Washington University’s ranking as the fourth-best
medical school in the U.S.,4 according to the 2006 U.S. News
& World Report, St. Louis also ranked highly in national hospital
ratings. |
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Barnes-Jewish
Hospital was ranked 8th best hospital in the 2006 U.S. News
& World Report annual Best Hospitals issue ranking in 14 individual
specialties.5 Barnes-Jewish earned honors for the 14th consecutive
year as part of the newsmagazine’s “Honor Roll.” |
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St.
Louis Children's Hospital ranked No. 14 in the specialty of
pediatrics on U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals ranking
in 2006.6 |
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In
2005, St. Luke’s Hospital was again named a Top 100 hospital
by Solucient, an information provider to the health- care
industry. St. Luke’s Hospital has been listed as a Top 100
hospital six out of the last ten years and its consistent
excellence led to its being named one of 77 benchmark hospitals
in the nation.7 |
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE
January, Normal Low 21.2
degrees1
July, Normal High 89.8
degrees2
NUMBER OF DAYS3
With temperature above 90 degrees 35-40
days
With temperature below 32 degrees less
than 25 days
PRECIPITATION
Total Rain Fall during 2005 37.9
inches4
Total Snow Fall during 2005 12.8
inches5
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES - 2005
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