Patient Ratios: 1:5-6 on Day Shift, 1:6-7 on Night Shift. We do not guarantee ratios. Careful consideration is given depending on the circumstance
Equipment: Alaris IV pumps, Kangaroo enteral feeding pumps, wound vacs, SCD machines, PCA pumps, low air loss mattresses, remote telemetry monitors
EMR: EPIC Scrub Color - Black Mercy Hospital South earned A grade in The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grade. Mercy Hospital South has been a healing presence in the South St. Louis County area for more than 140 years. Today, we continue providing compassionate medical and specialty care on our South County campus, just west of I-270 on Tesson Ferry Road. We care for patients from St. Louis City and St. Louis County, as well as Jefferson, Franklin, Saint Francois and Sainte Genevieve counties in Missouri; and Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair counties in Illinois. Mercy Hospital South provides all-private rooms and nationally recognized care including:
Level 2 Trauma Center – the only one in the South County area
Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center
Level 1 STEMI Center
Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Heart Failure
American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award