Springfield, Missouri

==Healthcare==
[[File:CoxHealth South.jpg|thumb|CoxHealth South]]
[[File:USMCEntrancewayMissouri.jpg|thumb|The entrance to the [[United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners]]]]
Springfield is a regional medical hub with the healthcare field employing a large number of people in the city. Major care providers include [[CoxHealth]], [[Mercy (healthcare organization)|Mercy]], Ozarks Community Hospital and Jordan Valley Community Health Center, with Mercy being classified amongst the top 100 hospitals in the country.<ref name="news-leader.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/business/2015/03/28/mercy-hospital-named-top-hospitals-list/70582286/|title=Mercy Hospital named to top 100 hospitals list|website=Springfield News-Leader|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> The industry employs more than 30,000 people in the [[Springfield metropolitan area, Missouri|Springfield metro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.springfieldregion.com/data/|title=Data|last=Partnership (SREP)|first=Springfield Regional Economic|website=Springfield Regional Economic Partnership|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>

[[CoxHealth]] is a private not-for-profit healthcare system headquartered in Springfield. It is ranked in the top ten hospitals in Missouri<ref>{{Cite web |title=CoxHealth Springfield |url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/mo/cox-health-hospital-6631320#rankings |access-date=May 21, 2022 |website=US News}}</ref> and it is a seven time top 100 hospital system operating six hospitals, over 80 clinics, health plans and other facilities and employing over 12,100 people in southwest Missouri and [[Northwest Arkansas]]. The largest of the network's hospitals, [[Cox South]] is a level one trauma, stroke, and STEMI Center. Cox also runs a [[Children's Miracle Network Hospitals|Children's Miracle Network Hospital]] for specialized pediatric care.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coxhealth.com/newsroom/2017-record-setting-year-childrens-miracle-network-hospitals-coxhealth/|title=2017 a record-setting year for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals at CoxHealth|website=www.coxhealth.com|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>

Mercy Hospital Springfield, part of the Mercy Health System based in [[St. Louis]], is ranked number six in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mercy Hospital Springfield |url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/mo/mercy-hospital-springfield-6631350 |website=US News}}</ref> It has a [[Level 1 Trauma Center]] and runs a pediatric cancer center. Mercy Springfield is one of only six [[St. Jude Children's Research Hospital]] affiliates in the country, located inside the Jane Pitt Pediatric Cancer Center named for Jane Pitt, mother of actor and Springfield native, [[Brad Pitt]], who helped to fund the center with help from his brother, businessman [[Douglas Pitt]], sister Julie, and then partner, actress [[Angelina Jolie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.curetoday.com/articles/brad-pitt-and-siblings-donate-1-million-for-pediatric-cancer-center-in-honor-of-mom|title=Brad Pitt and siblings donate $1 million for pediatric cancer center in honor of mom|website=Cure Today|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>

Both Cox and Mercy maintain [[Ronald McDonald House Charities]] and houses for families of those who have children undergoing medical treatment.

The [[United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners]], one of six federal institutions designed to handle federal inmates' medical concerns, is located at the corner of W. Sunshine Street and Kansas Expressway.<ref>"[http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/spg/index.jsp MCPF Springfield]." [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. Retrieved on May 20, 2010.</ref> Several high-profile criminals, including several [[Mob Boss|mob bosses]] have been housed at the center. Among them, [[Joseph Bonanno]] of the [[Bonanno crime family]] and [[John Gotti]] of the [[Gambino crime family]], who died in the center. The center also housed mass murderer [[Jared Lee Loughner]], who perpetrated the [[2011 Tucson shooting]] injuring [[US Representative]] [[Gabby Giffords]].