Expanding Health Care

åMercy Hospital Washington and the Hermann Area District Hospital have entered into a relationship that should be a rewarding one, especially for the residents of Gasconade and Montgomery counties. The affiliation was effective March 1.

The Hermann hospital is a 24-bed critical access facility. Plans call for more Mercy Clinic physicians in Hermann and rapid transfer of critically ill patients to Mercy in Washington, which is the only Level III Trauma Center between St. Louis and Jefferson City. Mercy also will provide consulting services, staff training and development, and access to programs such as telemedicine.