Residents of the Waynesville/St.Robert area trust that they will receive the best healthcare available. Since its founding in 1951, Phelps County Regional Medical Center has established itself as south central Missouri's innovative leader in surgery, oncology, radiology, orthopedics and internal and emergency medicine.Located in Rolla, Missouri, Phelps County Regional Medical Center boasts 240 beds and almost 1,000 full- and part-time employees. As a regional referral center, its facilities include an acute care hospital, a long-term care unit, a skilled nursing facility, an acute inpatient rehabilitation center, and a psychiatric treatment center. The Medical Center is a teaching affiliate of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine.

In order to improve their services, St. John's Mercy Medical Center has also in recent years moved into a larger, more expanded facility. St. John's, as well as a few other hospitals, are looking into the possibility of building a small hospital in this community to serve the immediate area. Expanding the current health care options in our area is a top priority to our community members.

Other professional care providers include a number of dentists, ophthalmologists, chiropractors and other private physicians practicing in modern offices throughout the region.

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