Mercy Hospital Joplin Set To Open

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A new Joplin hospital that replaces one destroyed by a deadly tornado is preparing to open. The Joplin Globe reports that hundreds turned out Saturday for an open house in advance of the March 22nd opening of the new Mercy Hospital Joplin. It replaces St. John's Regional Medical Center, which was destroyed in the May 2011 tornado