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St John’s Joplin rebound after tornado wrecks hospital
The May tornado destroyed St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, leaving staff to evacuate 183 patients in 90 minutes. Nurses shielded patients as the facility collapsed, then a rapid shift to a tent hospital at Memorial Hall and aid from a national network sparked a multi‑phase recovery towards a permanent, 2014 reopening plan.
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St. John’s Regional Medical Center Hospital
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