Barnes–Jewish West County Hospital (named Faith Hospital until its purchase by
BJC HealthCare
BJC HealthCare is a non-profit health care organization based in St. Louis, Missouri. BJC includes two nationally recognized academic hospitals – Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Barnes–Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital, which are bot ...
) is a 108-bed hospital within
Greater St. Louis
Greater St. Louis is
the 23rd-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, the largest in Missouri, and the second-largest in Illinois. Its core city—St. Louis, Missouri—sits in the geographic center of the metro area, ...
in the western
St. Louis County, Missouri
St. Louis County is located in eastern Missouri. It is bounded by the City of St. Louis and the Mississippi River to the east, the Missouri River to the north, and the Meramec River to the south. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1, ...
suburb of
Creve Coeur.
The hospital is located along the major arterial
Olive Boulevard (
Missouri Route 340), one mile west of
Interstate 270.
The campus consists of
Washington University School of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine (WashU Medicine) is the medical school of Washington University in St. Louis, located in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1891, the School of Medicine shares a ca ...
and private practice physicians. Barnes–Jewish West County Hospital is a member of
BJC HealthCare
BJC HealthCare is a non-profit health care organization based in St. Louis, Missouri. BJC includes two nationally recognized academic hospitals – Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Barnes–Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital, which are bot ...
and employs nearly 500 healthcare professionals. It's also a site of the
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center
The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is a cancer treatment, research and education institution with six locations in the St. Louis area. Siteman is the only cancer center in M ...
.
In media
The hospital was featured in
Trauma: Life in the E.R.
References
External links
Barnes-Jewish Hospital websiteBJC HealthCare
Hospitals established in 1989
Teaching hospitals in Missouri
Jewish medical organizations
Washington University School of Medicine
Healthcare in St. Louis County, Missouri
1989 establishments in Missouri
Buildings and structures in St. Louis County, Missouri
Jews and Judaism in Missouri
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