St. John's Hospital Aurora, founded in 1959, is a 53-plus-bed medical facility. It serves health care needs of patients and provides 24-hour emergency response services. Its physicians specialize in the fields of obstetrics, ophthalmology, cardiology and podiatry. St. John's Hospital additionally offers cardiopulmonary rehabilitative respiratory therapy and outpatient services. The hospital undertakes a variety of surgical procedures. St. John's Hospital, located in Aurora, Mo., is affiliated with St. John's Health System, which has been serving the residents of southwestern Missouri since 1891. St. John's Health System employs a staff of more than 460 physicians and over 1,100 volunteers.