Editing Cape Girardeau, Missouri (section)

==Economy==
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According to the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, there are more than 100 employers in Cape Girardeau who employ at least 100 workers. The top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|St. Francis Medical Center 
|3,143
|-
|2
|Mercy Hospital Southeast
|2,950
|-
|3
|Procter & Gamble
|1,200
|-
|4
|Southeast Missouri State University
|1,107
|-
|5
|Cape Girardeau Public Schools
|713
|-
|6
|Drury Hotels
|582
|-
|7
|Jackson R-II School District
|479
|-
|8
|Robinson Construction
|475
|-
|9
|Century Casino
|450
|-
|10
|Mondi
|428
|-
|}

===Health===
St. Francis HealthCare System serves the Cape Girardeau area. This system contains six different centers. St. Francis offers immediate care in Cape Girardeau and [[Perryville, Missouri|Perryville]]. Landmark Hospital is a 30-bed facility that treats patients with catastrophic or chronic medical conditions. St. Francis also has joint partnership with the Physician Alliance Surgery Center, which performs ear, nose, throat, and general surgery. The Black River Medical Center offers three beds and an emergency room. The main medical center is a 308-bed facility in Cape Girardeau that serves over 650,000 people. Patients come from Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, and Arkansas. Some of the services offered at the main campus are the Neurosciences Institute, Orthopedic Institute, Family BirthPlace, Heart Hospital, Emergency and Trauma Center, Cancer Institute, and Fitness Plus.

Southeast Health is a health care system with its main facility, [[Southeast Missouri Hospital]], located in Cape Girardeau. This healthcare system serves patients from southeast Missouri, western Kentucky, southern Illinois, and northern Arkansas. Southeast Health also has a cancer center, heart center, fitness center, breast care and diagnostic center, campus health clinic, diabetes center, pharmacy, and hospice. Additional hospice services, including respite for caregivers and grief & bereavement services can be found at Crown Hospice,<ref name="Crown Hospice 2019">{{cite web | title=Missouri | website=Crown Hospice | date=July 22, 2019 | url=https://crownhospice.net/ | access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref> which serves the Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff areas.