Freeman Hospital East

Freeman Hospital East, located in Joplin, Missouri, is part of Freeman Health System. A 72-bed hospital, Freeman East offers a variety of medical care services including nephrology and dialysis, lab services, inpatient physical rehabilitation, pediatric therapy, radiology, inpatient Alzheimer’s disease unit and an inpatient adult psychiatric unit.

Freeman Hospital East, located in Joplin, Missouri, is part of Freeman Health System. A 72-bed hospital, Freeman East offers a variety of medical care services including nephrology and dialysis, lab services, inpatient physical rehabilitation, pediatric therapy, radiology, inpatient Alzheimer’s disease unit and an inpatient adult psychiatric unit.

Freeman East offers the only in-hospital stationary positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanner in our area. This revolutionary equipment provides our physicians with highly detailed images of the body to assist in the diagnosis of cancer, cardiac, and neurological disorders.

Family participation We encourage family participation in your care to the extent that will best meet your needs. Family and friends should not visit if they are ill.

Freeman provides patient gowns, nonskid socks and personal hygiene items; however, many patients prefer to bring their own items from home. The list below may be helpful in preparing for your hospital stay.

We understand that patients need to bring items such as eyeglasses, dentures and hearing aids. Ask the nursing staff to label items such as clothing, canes, walkers, wheelchairs, hearing aids/cases, eyeglasses/cases and denture cups.

Freeman cannot be responsible for items not turned over to the hospital staff for safekeeping. For your protection, please do not bring the following: