Gastrointestinal (GI) Lab
Southeast Missouri Hospital Ranks Among Top 10 in Missouri for Gastroenterology (GI) Surgical Services; Receives National Recognition Too
Did you know
- Colorectal cancer is the second most deadly cancer for both men and women. It strikes one out of every 18 adults.
- Men and women are equally at risk.
- 85 percent of those diagnosed have no prior family history of the disease. Few, if any, early symptoms of colon cancer are exhibited.
- 90 percent of colorectal cancer deaths could be prevented if detected early through regular screening tests.
- Men and women, age 50 and older, should be screened. People with a family history of colorectal cancer, should be screened even earlier.
- You can take a free online colorectal health assessment at www.SoutheastMissouriHospital.com/ColorectalCancer.
GI FACTS
- Southeast Missouri Hospital ranks in the Top 10 in Missouri for Gastroenterology (GI) surgical services, according to HealthGrades®, the nation’s leading independent hospital rating organization.
- Southeast is the only hospital in southeast Missouri to rank in the Top 10.
- Southeast has earned a Five-Star rating from HealthGrades for GI procedures and surgeries for the 2010 rating period. Southeast was also Five-Star rated for GI services in 2008.
- Southeast’s GI program also has received national recognition from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). Southeast is one of only six GI providers in Missouri and 134 nationally to receive this prestigious award. Southeast is the only hospital in the southeast Missouri and southern Illinois region to earn ASGE recognition.
- More than 3,800 GI surgeries and procedures were performed at Southeast Missouri Hospital over the past year.