Editing Metropolis, Illinois (section)

== Healthcare ==
Metropolis is home to [[Massac Memorial Hospital]], a 25-bed critical access hospital that opened in 1956. Originally shaped like a cross, the hospital is located on the northwest side of town. The hospital has undergone several renovations and additions to make updates to the original facility. Current services offered include ambulance, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiopulmonary, emergency department, imaging, laboratory, Massac Memorial Medical Clinic, rehabilitation services, sleep disorders center, specialty clinic, surgery, and transitional care.<ref name="US News">{{cite news|url = http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/massac-memorial-hospital-6432230| title = Massac Memorial Hospital |publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]]’|access-date=March 5, 2012}}</ref>  A [[Fresenius Medical Care]] dialysis center was constructed on the campus and opened in 2009.<ref name="city">{{cite news|url=http://www.cityofmetropolis.com/mmh.htm |title=Massac Memorial Hospital |publisher=City of Massac |access-date=March 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211124713/http://www.cityofmetropolis.com/mmh.htm |archive-date=February 11, 2012 }}</ref>