Mineral Area Regional Medical Center is a 98-bed osteopathic

Osteopathy

Osteopathy and osteopathic medicine are often used interchangeably for the philosophy and system of alternative medical practice first proposed by A. T. Still MD, DO in 1874....

 hospital located in Farmington, Missouri

Farmington, Missouri

Farmington is a city in St. Francois County located south of St. Louis in the Lead Belt region in Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 16,240. It is the county seat of St. Francois County. The Farmington Micropolitan Statistical Area embraces St...

. An affiliate of Capella Healthcare, Mineral Area Regional Medical Center is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association

American Osteopathic Association

The American Osteopathic Association is the representative member organization for the over 78,000 osteopathic medical physicians in the United States...

 (AOA).

Originally founded in 1952 by a group of seven area physicians as a not-for-profit, community hospital, it was sold in 2006 to Community Health Systems, a for-profit company. In 2008, Community Health sold the facility to Capella.

Mineral Area School of Radiologic Technology

Mineral Area Regional Medical Center was home to the Mineral Area School of Radiologic Technology from 1983 to 1009. The School was founded at the Hospital in 1983 and began its affiliation with Mineral Area College

Mineral Area College

Mineral Area College is a two year public community college located in Park Hills, Missouri, USA. Founded in 1922 as Flat River Junior College, it changed its name in 1965, and has over 11,000 alumni. Current enrollment has quadrupled in the years since the name change and is currently just under...

 in 1996. As of July 2009, the School moved to the Mineral Area College campus in Park Hills, Missouri

Park Hills, Missouri

Park Hills is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The population was estimated at 8,851 in 2008. It was 7,861 at the 2000 census.-History:...

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