Dr. Merle J. “Boo” Hodges Joins WMMC’s Women’s Health Center

Warrensburg, MO — Dr. Merle J. “Boo” Hodges, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist with nearly four decades of experience providing high-quality women’s healthcare, has joined Western Missouri Women’s Health Center and birthing team at Western Missouri Medical Center (WMMC).

Dr. Hodges earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas in 1979 and his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1983. He completed his OB/GYN residency at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri in 1987. After more than 35 years of practice in Salina, Kansas, he now brings his expertise and compassionate care to the Warrensburg community.

Throughout his career, Dr. Hodges has delivered over 10,000 babies and developed extensive expertise in women’s health, including hysterectomy and other complex OB-GYN procedures. He is a board-certified fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and has served as a clinical instructor for medical students at the University of Kansas School of Medicine–Salina.

Outside of his medical practice, Dr. Hodges is an avid living historian with a passion for the Civil War and World War II.

WMMC’s highly trained and caring Birth Center team includes OB/GYN physicians, certified nurse midwives, labor and delivery nurses, a maternity navigator, lactation consultant, and others. For more information about WMMC’s Birth Center, visit WMMC.com/OB or call 660-262-7514.

About Western Missouri Medical Center
Western Missouri Medical Center (WMMC) is a fully accredited acute care county medical center located in Warrensburg, MO. WMMC prides itself in emergency care, obstetrics, orthopedic and general surgery, family healthcare, internal medicine, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care, rehabilitation services and more. Inpatient services include medical, surgical, intensive, obstetrical, orthopedic, pediatric and skilled nursing care, as well as a wide range of therapeutic and diagnostic outpatient services. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.