Mercy acquired SoutheastHealth — a system including two hospitals, a behavioral health hospital and 48 clinics — on Jan. 3, rebranding the system to Mercy Southeast. Kenneth Bateman, the CEO of SoutheastHealth and now the CEO of Mercy Southeast, is delaying his retirement until late 2024 to...
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Two women were killed in a head-on crash on Interstate 55 just north of Cape Girardeau in southeastern Missouri, police there said.