Monett in Barry County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Hospitals of Monett

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2024

1. The Hospitals of Monett Marker

Inscription. Monett has been home to four hospitals since its founding. Dr. West's hospital was first established in 1914 and was the first hospital in Monett. It housed 18 beds by the time it closed around WWI. After WWI, Dr. West later reopened his hospital. Soon after the reopening, he moved into a new house, taking the hospital with that move. After 27 years of active service he closed his third hospital which he built on the corner of Benton and Lincoln in Monett. Later, he then gave the hospital to Vincentian Sisters of Charity on Nov. 19, 1943. The St. Vincent's Hospital was first opened on Jan. 14, 1944. The hospital opened with 18 beds. It also had a chapel, delivery room, and nursery. The hospital was updated a decade later and a dedication of the St. Vincent Hospital took place on April 2, 1954. This hospital had 60 beds. A few years later, there was a 40 bed addition to the hospital and it replaced Dr. West's original hospital. In 1993, St. Vincent's became CoxHealth. In 2019, CoxHealth raised $7 million dollars and opened a new 75,000 square foot hospital with more advanced technology on the east side of

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Written by: Owen Spears and Kylene Williams

This sign was created by students under the direction of Monett High School Missouri Literature and Composition teacher Amy M. Sampson and was paid for via a grant she wrote and was awarded from Rural Schools Collaborative and their 2023 Celia B. Godsil Grants in Place Fellows Program.

Erected 2023 by Monett High School students.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Monett High School class project series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 36° 54.88′ N, 93° 53.515′ W. Marker is in Monett, Missouri, in Barry County. It can be reached from Larry Wallis Lane west of Dr. William West Way, on the right when traveling west. Marker is at the entrance of Cox Monett Hospital. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 US-60, Monett MO 65708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Missouri and in the Branson and Table Rock Lake Area.

It is also in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2024

2. The Hospitals of Monett Marker

Marker is at the entrance of Cox Monett Hospital.

& Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Freedom Silo (approx. 1.6 miles away); Monett Football (approx. 1.6 miles away); Monett Railroad YMCA (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Gillioz Theater (approx. 1.7 miles away); Monett Harvey House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Monett Lynching (approx. 1.7 miles away); Whistle Stops (approx. 1.7 miles away); Strawberry Capital of the World (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monett.

Also see . . . Hospitals. Brief histories of local hospitals, excerpted from Early Barry County (1964) by Addah Longley Matthews, then historian of the Barry County Historical Society. (Barry County Museum) (Submitted on July 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2024

3. The Hospitals of Monett Marker

Marker is to the left of the hospital entrance.

The West Hospital image. Click for full size.

via Barry County Museum (Public Domain)

4. The West Hospital

Dr. William West opened this hospital, his third in Monett, at the corner of Benton and Lincoln streets in May, 1928.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 774 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.