Salem Memorial District Hospital and SMDH Family Medicine ...
Family Medicine • Salem, MO • Since 1970
About
Salem Memorial District Hospital (SMDH) is a nonprofit, Critical Access hospital in Salem, Missouri, founded in 1970. It operates a full-service hospital with 24/7 emergency care, a family medicine clinic on campus, and 25 inpatient beds. Services include outpatient radiology, labs, physical/occupational therapy, dialysis, cardiopulmonary, and outpatient surgery, along with swing bed and long-term care options (18-bed unit). SMDH serves over 20,000 residents in Salem and surrounding counties (Dent, Iron, Crawford, Shannon, Reynolds, Phelps) and accepts Medicare/Medicaid with financial assistance available. The campus locations include 35629 Highway 72, Salem, MO 65560 (HQ), with additional offices in Salem. Contact: postmaster@smdh.net; main phone numbers provided.
Clinic Type
Family Medicine
Address
35629 Highway 72, Salem, Missouri 65560, US
Phone
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Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Website
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Healthgrades, HospitalStats, Medicare/CMS datasets, and MyCaringPlan aggregate summaries: Patient experience rating often below national averages (e.g., 59% rating in one source); 3/5 star overall hospital rating in some datasets; 'Poor' overall patient rating in others (Survey data from ~131 completed surveys (historical) and aggregated across web sources)
Patients praise
- some reports of good bedside manner
- some praise for prompt service from individual staff
- some patients note that doctors communicate well
Common complaints
- long wait times in the emergency room
- perceived lack of professionalism or compassion from some staff
- difficulties with communication within the hospital
- concerns about the quality of care provided
"Worst experience ever! Still here after 6 hours. Sent here from urgent care. This place needs to step up their service. You could die in the waiting area."
— HospitalStats.org (user Jeff, 2024)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- House representative attends hospital board meeting, new auditor approved | thesalemnewsonline — Aug 29, 2025
- Proposed operational budget for FY26 approved, revenue cycle policy changes approved | thesalemnewsonline — Oct 6, 2025
- SMH to come together with other independent hospitals to form health network | News | thesalemnewsonline.com — Nov 21, 2025
- House representative attends hospital board meeting, new auditor approved | News | thesalemnewsonline.com — Aug 29, 2025
- Salem Memorial Hospital laboratory receives excellent marks in recent federal inspection | Central Missouri — Sep 6, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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