Group Health Plan

Established in 1986, the Sisters of Mercy Health System is one of the largest, Catholic health care systems in the United States. It consists of more than 15 acute care hospitals, outpatient care facilities, physician practices, and skilled nursing and long-term residential care units. The system maintains facilities in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. The Sisters of Mercy Health System has a staff of over 33,000 people. Its St. John's Mercy Medical Group is a physician-governed practice that specializes in the areas of clinical research, endocrinology, pediatrics, headache and internal medicine, immunology, and obstetrics and gynecology. The system also operates the Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas, St. Edward Mercy Health System, and St. Joseph's Mercy Health Center.

Esse Health is a registered trademark of American Multispecialty Group and is located in St. Louis. It is an independent group of more than 75 physicians practicing in nearly 25 different locations throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. Its doctors work together, meet regularly to monitor and improve patient care. Its services include Purkinje used everyday by its physicians for patient care and increasing office efficiency. Its Excel Imaging is a full-service imaging center with a customer-service focus. It offers services to adult patients, such as blood and other lab tests and also provides routine X-rays. It dispenses common medications, such as antibiotics. It works with insurers as a group to assist patients.