Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis)

This huge institution, the largest private employer in the St. Louis area, was formed by the 1996 merger of Barnes Hospital, founded in 1914, and the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, founded in 1902. With 1,258 beds, it is the largest in Missouri. It is the teaching hospital for Washington University School of Medicine. Barnes-Jewish is part of BJC Health System, which has an Aa2 bond rating with Moody’s Investor Services. The old Barnes Hospital was one of the first to treat diabetic patients with insulin and the first to install an electronic data processing system in a hospital.