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Mercy Hospitals is getting the go ahead to begin building a new 425,000 square-foot facility to serve residents of the Metro West.

According to a release, the $650 million dollar project will open a 75-bed hospital in Wentzville will be able to serve residents in St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties, when completed.

In addition to the beds, the hospital will be equipped with a 28-bay emergency department, two trauma bays and 18 observation beds.

It will also offer specialty services such as cardiovascular, cancer and orthopedic screenings and imaging services.

The approval of the facility comes on the heels of a recent improvement to SSM Health’s St. Joseph Hospital, which recently doubled their emergency room capacity to handle the expanding growth in the region.

 

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With a unanimous vote, Mercy’s plan for a medical campus with a 75-bed hospital in Wentzville, Missouri, received approval from the Missouri Facilities Review Committee on Monday, July 29. The $635 million project will break ground in the coming months (date to be announced soon) with construction anticipated to take approximately four years.

Following its April announcement, Mercy hosted community roundtable discussions in Lincoln, St. Charles and Warren counties to learn about health care needs from area residents.

“We’ve appreciated listening to residents’ overwhelmingly positive feedback and ideas on what’s needed in the region, and we shared with them what Mercy will provide,” said Dr. Jeff Ciaramita, Mercy president of specialty service lines. “With the state’s approval, we look forward to getting started.”

The 425,000-square-foot hospital will include 75 inpatient medical/surgical (med/surg) beds, a 28-bay emergency department with two trauma bays and 18 observation beds. In addition to general med/surg care, the campus will offer specialty care such as cardiovascular, cancer and orthopedics, outpatient imaging, diagnostic and treatment services.

“The Mercy Wentzville proposal is a win for our county and I am pleased Missouri approved the Certificate of Need request,” said St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann. “Once constructed, this new hospital campus will address critical health care needs for our growing population in St. Charles County by ensuring our neighbors can access high-quality medical care closer to home.”

Located on 60 acres at the intersection of interstates 64 and 70, Mercy Hospital Wentzville will be the state’s first completely new, acute care hospital campus built since 2015 when Mercy opened its hospital in Joplin following the 2011 tornado.

“The Certificate of Need approval for Mercy’s new hospital in Wentzville will significantly enhance access to health care closer to where our residents live,” said Wentzville Mayor Nick Guccione. “The hospital will not only meet the urgent health care needs of our rapidly growing population but also create hundreds of jobs, fostering economic development. Mercy’s new hospital aligns perfectly with our goal of establishing Wentzville as a regional destination and promoting economic vitality.”

“More than a decade in the making, this visionary project will serve the community’s needs for generations to come,” said Steve Mackin, Mercy president and CEO. “Securing the state’s certificate of need approval marks a pivotal milestone, ensuring that patients in the tri-county area will soon have access to care closer to home.”

Mercy is working with Cannon Design for architecture and design and plans to use 100% local, union labor.