03/28/2026
The cardiologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, and the entire team at Missouri Heart Center have been honored to serve Columbia and Mid‑Missouri for more than 40 years as the community’s leading provider of cardiovascular care. Our focus has always been — and remains — delivering excellent, patient‑centered heart care close to home. Since our group formed we have cared for patients almost exclusively at Boone Hospital in Columbia.
For months, we have tried to meet with leadership team at Boone Health to work constructively towards a new, collaborative arrangement that would preserve access to and expand high‑quality care for our patients and for the entire community. Unfortunately, Boone refused to engage with us in any meaningful way. Instead, we have been met with a series of escalating legal threats, culminating in today’s filing.
Earlier today Boone Health filed a lawsuit against Missouri Heart Center. We disagree with the lawsuit’s allegations and believe those claims are both legally and factually incorrect. This litigation does not change our commitment to caring for patients.
As before we stand ready to meet with Boone Health leadership to develop a constructive path forward that puts patients first, supports the clinicians who care for them, and supports Boone Hospital. Missouri Heart Center re-affirms its commitment to providing excellent care to our community and will continue working on behalf of patients to further expand access and quality of care.
Because this is pending litigation, we will not comment further on the legal process. Our priority is caring for patients and supporting our team.
Our practice remains open and we will continue to provide excellent care for patients in Columbia and central Missouri. We as the partners of Missouri Cardiovascular Specialists and Missouri Heart Center remain committed to working at and with Boone and remain open to negotiation even in the face of these aggressive legal maneuvers.
