Healthcare has been an integral part of the Kirksville community since 1892, when Andrew Taylor Still, DO, founder of osteopathic medicine and A.T. Still University (ATSU), pioneered a holistic approach to practicing medicine focused on whole person healthcare. Today, Kirksville’s healthcare offerings have expanded to include ATSU-affiliated clinics and community outreach programs for osteopathic medicine and dentistry, as well as many additional healthcare organizations that provide comprehensive services supporting the overall health and well-being of our community, with a few extending their network to neighboring communities and beyond.
Those healthcare partners include:
- A.T. Still University, a private graduate health sciences university operating ATSU Kirksville Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine clinics.
- Adair County Health Department, a local government agency developing and managing programs promoting community health.
- Complete Family Medicine, a healthcare clinic and service of Hannibal Regional Healthcare System.
- Mark Twain Behavioral Health, a private, not-for-profit certified community behavioral health clinic serving greater northeast Missouri.
- Northeast Missouri Health Council, a not-for-profit corporation and federally qualified health center providing comprehensive healthcare services.
- Northeast Regional Medical Center, a regional hospital serving Kirksville and its surrounding counties.
- Preferred Family Healthcare, a comprehensive behavioral health non-profit organization.
- Private practice clinics operated by a variety of healthcare providers.
Northeast Regional Medical Center
315 S. Osteopathy
Kirksville, MO
www.nermc.com
Northeast Regional Medical Center is the regional hospital for Kirksville and the surrounding nine counties. It is a Level III Trauma and Chest Pain Center. Northeast Regional has won several national awards for quality healthcare and is a Thomson Top 100® Hospital!
The medical center offers several programs for continuing care of patients, such as Healthy Woman, and Home Health Services. Hospital services for patients include:
- Cardiac
- Critical Care
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Emergency
- Health & Fitness
- Laboratory
- OB/Nursery
- Orthopedic
- Dental
- Pain Clinic
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Sleep Lab
- Surgery
- Anesthesiology
- Bariatric
- Colonoscopy
- Ear, Nose, Throat
- Endoscopic
- Eye
- Gynecological
- General
- Laparoscopic
- Lung
- Obstetrics
- Podiatry
- Thoracic
- Urology
- Wound Clinic
- Specialty
- Cardiologist
- Family Practitioners
- Internists
More than 500 people in the community work at the medical center, and the growing medical staff now stands at more than 200 physicians and healthcare providers. Northeast Regional Medical Center is a forward-looking progressive hospital. They continue to update facilities such as the OB/Nursery area, a new patient tower, a renovated ER/Critical Care unit, the new Heart Center, and the 30 minute or less wait time at the ER guarantee. Finally, because the hospital is adjacent to A.T. Still University, the hospital is also a teaching hospital, insuring a next generation of quality physicians.
Preferred Family Healthcare
900 E. LaHarpe
Kirksville, MO
www.pfh.org
Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH) is a comprehensive behavioral health non-profit organization established in 1979. PFH provides substance abuse treatment/prevention and mental health services throughout Missouri. PFH’s mission is to continually strive to be a dynamic, caring organization united to assist others in achieving their potential.
Services offered by Preferred Family Healthcare include:
- Adolescence Substance Abuse Rehabilitation
- Adult Substance Abuse Rehabilitation
- Assisted Living
- Behavioral Health Sciences
- Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center
- Intensives In-home Services
- Judicial Support Services
- Prevention Services
- Portal DWI
Facilities for the company are located throughout the state of Missouri and neighboring states and include: Kirksville, Brookfield, Chillicothe, Creve Coeur, Edina, Hannibal, Jefferson City, Joplin, Kahoka, Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Liberty, Moberly, St. Louis, St. Charles, St. Joseph, Trenton, Troy, Union, Wentzville, Iola (KS), Chanute (KS), Wichita (KS), Winfield (KS), and Ottumwa (IA).
Preferred Family Healthcare employs 199 (FTEs and PTEs) in the Kirksville area, which is the headquarters for the company.
Northeast Missouri Health Council
1416 Crown Dr.
Kirksville, MO
www.nemohealthcouncil.com/
The Northeast Missouri Health Council, Inc., is a not-for-profit corporation and federally qualified health center that provides healthcare to anyone. They strive to meet the primary and preventive health care needs of the residents of Adair, Knox, Scotland Schuyler, Putnam, Lewis, Mercer, Clark and Sullivan counties in Missouri.
The Council has several facilities meeting the needs of children, women, veterans and families. Their facilities include:
- Northeast Family Health
- OB/GYN Specialty Group
- Northeast Missouri Pediatrics
- Northeast Missouri Dental Clinic
- Behavioral Health Science
- Kirksville Veterans Clinic
They are able to offer a variety of services through the multiple clinics and physicians due to using the latest technology of Electronic Medical Records. Currently they have physician teams practicing in:
- Family Practice – 8 physicians
- Dentistry – 7 physicians
- OB/GYN – 4 physicians
- Pediatrics – 3 physicians
- Social Work – 2 people
- Gerontology – 1 person
Services from the Council include wellness, prescription assistance and chronic disease care. Patients have a sliding fee scale. The entire staff of the Northeast Missouri Health Council is 104 (FTEs).
A.T. Still University
800 W. Jefferson St
Kirksville, MO
www.atsu.edu
Established in 1892 by Andrew Taylor Still, DO, A.T. Still University (ATSU) began as the founding college of osteopathic medicine (now known as ATSU’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine) in Kirksville, Missouri. Today, ATSU is known as a leading health sciences university offering a diverse range of graduate-level programs in osteopathic medicine, dentistry, and the health sciences. With a rich history in education and osteopathic healthcare, ATSU encompasses three campuses (Kirksville, Missouri; Mesa, Arizona; and Santa Maria, California) with seven prestigious schools , including its University-affiliated clinics and community outreach programs.
Located within the ATSU Gutensohn Clinic building on the University’s Kirksville campus, ATSU Kirksville Family Medicine and ATSU Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine are two University-owned clinics offering comprehensive healthcare services in the areas of family medicine, internal medicine, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM).
ATSU Kirksville Family Medicine provides comprehensive family medicine healthcare services for the entire family with offices located on the first and third floors. The first floor location houses the ATSU Kirksville Family Medicine Resident Clinic, and the third floor provides clinical offices for family medicine, internal medicine, and primary care patient visits. ATSU Kirksville Family Medicine physicians are compassionate, board-certified professionals who work closely with patients to offer comprehensive primary care in a caring environment promoting individual and community wellness. They provide individualized patient care, including effective treatment of minor injuries and illnesses, as well as management of men’s and women’s preventive health.
ATSU Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine clinic is located on the ATSU Gutensohn Clinic’s fourth floor and offers osteopathic care at every stage of life – from newborns to senior citizens – who may be struggling with feeding issues, headaches, mobility, movement, and pain, including neck, back, joint, and muscle. OMM includes hands-on, nonsurgical diagnostics and treatment techniques to address a wide range of conditions that affect joint, bone, and muscle function. Often receiving referrals from primary care physicians or health professionals, ATSU Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine’s highly skilled team of osteopathic physicians are educated to identify and correct structural problems, which may assist with the body’s natural tendency toward health and self-healing.
In 2013, ATSU opened its Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) on the Kirksville campus, and since that date, ATSU-MOSDOH students have participated in successful dentistry in the community activities in Kirksville and neighboring communities. Some of those annual activities include Give Kids A Smile and Lessons in a Lunchbox, where students educate children and families on proper oral health.
Mark Twain Behavioral Health
105 Pfeiffer Ave
Kirksville, MO
www.mtbh.org
Mark Twain Behavioral Health (MTBH) is a private not-for-profit Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) serving our community of Northeast Missouri since 1975. MTBH is governed by a volunteer board of directors living throughout our fourteen-county area, which includes the counties of Adair, Audrain, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, and Shelby. In July 2021, Turning Point Recovery Centers joined our team. This addition has allowed us to broaden our array of services and increased our community footprint.
MTBH provides a wide range of services for youth, adults, couples, and families which include, but are not limited to:
- Access Crisis Intervention (24-Hour Crisis Service)
- Adolescent Diversion Program (ADEP)
- Clinical Intervention Program (CIP)
- Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (Case Management)
- Consultation and Educational Services (Community and School)
- Educational and Supportive Groups
- Emergency Room Enhancement Program (ERE)
- Individual, Couples, and Family Therapy Offender Education Program (OEP)
- Psychiatry and Medication Management
- SATOP
- Specialty Services Substance Use Social Detoxification (Detox)
- Substance Use Treatment Weekend Intervention Program (WIP)
Mark Twain Behavioral Health is committed to caring for the individuals and families we serve and improving their overall health by providing a wrap-around treatment philosophy. This approach allows us to utilize a unique set of services and natural supports for the purpose of achieving positive health outcomes.
