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MU Health Care is the second-largest employer in Columbia/Boone County, according to 2025 statistics from Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI). MU Health Care chief executive officer Ric Ransom and chief medical officer Ambulatory care Dr. Laura Morris joined Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”. Mr. Ransom says MU Health Care has about 8,300 employees, along with another 1,000 physicians. Ransom says in net patient service revenue was about $2.5 billion in 2025. MU Health Care supports legislation that would allow the UM Curators and MU Health Care to acquire, purchase, manage or sell hospitals/medical facilities in 25 counties. Ransom explained why that’s important during the interview. “As we look at other hospitals in that 25-county area that are struggling and interested in partnering or maybe becoming part of the health care system, more growth brings with it the risk that there would be an antitrust objection or hurdle to partnering or acq