![]() ![]() The tornado is America's fourth deadliest since 1950, when the National Weather Service began tracking such information, according to CNN. Mercy asked anyone who finds medical records to hold onto them and "respect the privacy" of the patients, as the health system works out a way to collect the records. The news channel also reported that residents of Dade County, Mo., about 70 miles east of Joplin, found X-ray films on their driveways. CNN said about 200 staffers from the hospital were evacuated with the patients. Mercy said it was trying to contact its 1,700 employees in the area. (The hospital's website remains down.) In its most recent update Monday morning, Mercy said the 183 patients at the hospital when the tornado hit were evacuated and triaged through nearby Freeman Hospital before being dispatched to other hospitals in the region. John's Regional Health Center in Joplin, and to the Joplin community, in the wake of the devastating tornado," reads a notice from Mercy President and CEO Lynn Britton, posted on Mercy's website. ![]() In addition to hospital leadership and management ,Duncan consults on disaster planning for business, coaching young professionals, and individual retirement preparation."Our hearts go out to our friends and colleagues at St. Johns as well as adjacent offices, but only knocked out power at the other big medical facility in town, Freeman Hospital. Duncan and Freeman staff shared their numerous lessons learned in and after the tornado with medical personnel throughout the country. When the tornado finally tore through downtown it severely damaged St. After treating over 1,000 victims immediately after the storm, Duncan and his team set about immediately adding much needed capacity for critical care, trauma, psychiatric, and medical/surgical services. Overnight, Freeman became the only functioning hospital in Joplin. Perhaps the most challenging time came in his last year, 2011, during which Joplin experienced a paralyzing blizzard and a devastating EF5 tornado, which left a 13-mile long path of destruction. Physician recruitment and innovative services drove tremendous growth. ![]() Over his 15 years as President and CEO, FHS grew to become the dominant healthcare provider in Joplin and the region. In 2014, he was elected to the Board of Trustees of Heidelberg University in Ohio. Currently he coaches a Joplin Young Professionals Network group. In addition, Duncan serves as a board member on the HSG Charitable Foundation in Jefferson City, Midwest Transplant Network in Kansas City and Ronald McDonald House of Joplin. The Joplin, Missouri City Council appointed Duncan as a trustee of the First Response Tornado Fund, to the Planning & Zoning Commission and most recently to the Joplin Re-Development Corporation, which he chairs. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon appointed Duncan as a Commissioner of the Missouri Mental Health Commission. The Joplin Chamber of Commerce honored Duncan as Outstanding Citizen for 2005 and Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio, bestowed him with its Outstanding Alumni award in 2002. The Missouri Hospital Association awarded Duncan their Distinguished Service Award in 2011, their Visionary Leadership Award in 2000 and was selected the Missouri recipient of the American Hospital Association Grassroots Champion Award in 2006. He was appointed President and CEO in 1996 and retired December 2011. He became Vice-President in 1979 and Executive Vice-President in 1986. Duncan, a native of Van Wert, Ohio, joined Freeman Health System (FHS) in 1975 as its first Human Resources Director. Despite a massive recovery effort, the survivors still bear psychological scars. Former CEO, Freeman Health System, Retired history struck Joplin, Mo., a little over 10 years ago. ![]()
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