Arnold & South St. Louis Medical Supply Hub – I‑55 Response Corridor
Arnold, Missouri anchors the south St. Louis healthcare belt connecting Mercy, SSM, BJC outreach clinics, Ameren river plants, and Jefferson County responders. Our LAC Health counter inside Walmart #1514 at 2201 Michigan Avenue keeps Mercy Hospital South, SSM Health St. Clare, BJC Home Care, Jefferson County 911, Rock Community Fire, Ameren Sioux Energy Center, and Fox C‑6 schools supplied without relying on downtown warehouses.
Within 25 miles are Mercy South Level II trauma, SSM St. Clare Fenton, Barnes-Jewish West County, Missouri Baptist virtual care, Jefferson County EMA, St. Louis County OEM, I‑55 logistics parks, the Mississippi River port complexes, and the I‑44/I‑270 interchange. Winter ice, flood-stage rivers, hazardous rail incidents, and Cardinals/Blues game traffic require a “medical suppliers near me” site that understands bi-state mutual aid—this Michigan Avenue hub delivers.
Arnold’s heritage spans the Meramec River ferries, WWII ordnance plants, the interstate boom, and today’s aerospace and logistics corridors. LAC Health honors that story with generator-backed cold storage, bilingual (English/Spanish/Bosnian) documentation, and ICS workflows aligned with Jefferson County EMA, East-West Gateway, and the St. Louis Area Regional Response System.
Location & Access Information
LAC Health South St. Louis Hub – Inside Walmart #1514
2201 Michigan Avenue
Arnold, Missouri 63010
ZIP Code 63010 (serves Arnold, Fenton, Imperial, Barnhart, Oakville, Mehlville, Sunset Hills, and Merrimac Bottom river communities)
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Parking & Loading: Ambulance loop, school bus staging, hazmat returns cage, and refrigerated vault on redundant UPS/generator feeds.
Highway Access: 0.7 miles to I‑55 (Exit 190), 4 miles to MO‑141, 10 miles to I‑270, 13 miles to I‑44, 25 miles to St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL).
Nearby Facilities: Mercy Hospital South (6 mi), SSM Health St. Clare (8 mi), Jefferson County EOC (7 mi), Ameren Meramec Energy Center (5 mi), Fox C‑6 Service Center (2 mi), Meramec River boat ramps (3 mi).
Medical Supply Services Available
Healthcare & Community Logistics
- Hospital/clinic replenishment for Mercy South, SSM St. Clare, BJC Home Care, Barnes-Jewish West County outreach, St. Louis Children’s South, and Ranken Jordan rehab teams.
- Telehealth/home-care kits for BJC, Mercy, SSM, and Visiting Nurse Association programs serving Jefferson, St. Louis, and St. Francois counties.
- Public health surge caches for Jefferson County Health Department, St. Louis County DPH, East-West Gateway exercises, and large flu/POD clinics.
- School and athletic health support for Fox C‑6, Windsor, Mehlville, and private/parochial programs, including AED rotations and sensory room supplies.
- Behavioral health/MAT logistics for COMTREA Health Center, Mercy Behavioral Health, and Bridgeway Counseling crisis teams.
- Event medicine staging for Arnold Days, holiday riverside festivals, Enterprise Center concerts, and Busch Stadium playoff deployments.
EMS, Industrial & River Logistics
- ALS/BLS cache rotation for Arnold Fire, Rock Community Fire, Mehlville Fire, Jefferson County 911, Survival Flight, Air Evac, and Gateway EMS strike teams.
- OSHA/NIOSH programs for Ameren, Rawlings, ABB, Aclara, Boeing South County operations, Union Pacific/Meramec yards, and propane terminals.
- Cold-chain biologics, trauma blood products, implants, and investigational meds tracked with telemetry feeding Epic, Cerner, Meditech, and DoD/VA systems.
- Device recall handling for ventilators, anesthesia machines, dialysis units, and telehealth tablets shared across hospitals, skilled nursing, and correctional health.
- Hazmat courier swaps for river terminals, rail interchanges, and pipeline facilities on the Mississippi and Meramec with bilingual manifests.
- Telehealth refurbishment and drone-response kits for St. Louis Area Regional Response System, Urban Search & Rescue MO-TF1, and Ameren storm restoration teams.
Meet the South County Team
Our Arnold staff blends Mercy supply veterans, St. Louis EMS chiefs, and river industrial hygienists who live across Jefferson County.
Erica Voss
Mercy & SSM Liaison
Former perioperative materials manager at Mercy South and SSM St. Clare. Erica coordinates implants, oncology regimens, and neonatal transports across South County.
Email: [email protected]
Captain Malik Abbas
EMS & Flood Operations Lead
Rock Community Fire paramedic and St. Louis County strike-team leader. Malik oversees ALS cache audits, ReadyOp alerts, and Meramec flood deployment plans.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Vanessa Grbic
Community & Industrial Health Director
Bosnian-American public health physician who led OSHA compliance for Ameren and waterfront terminals. She curates multilingual chronic-care kits, heat-stress programs, and grant reports.
Email: [email protected]
How to Use This Counter
- Plan Around I‑55 & River Conditions
We operate 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; call +1-703-810-3898 for overnight ice storms, flood gate closures, or enterprise deployment weekends.
- Bring Credentials
Hospital/EMS badge, industrial escort letter, school district authorization, or river terminal pass ensures immediate release. Pre-clearance available via Jefferson County EMA.
- Seal Chain-of-Custody
Every tote is scanned, temperature logged, humidity tracked, and photographed; proof-of-delivery feeds Epic, Cerner, ESO, ReadyOp, and corporate compliance portals.
- Receive Corridor Alerts
Subscribe for SMS/email covering MoDOT 511, Meramec/Mississippi river gauges, Bi-State transit updates, and Cardinals/Blues event traffic.
Coverage Footprint
Supports healthcare, EMS, schools, industrial, and river partners across Jefferson, St. Louis, St. Charles, St. Francois counties and Metro East mutual aid corridors.
South County Heritage
Arnold weathered the 1973 and 2015 Meramec floods, 2006 tornadoes, New Madrid earthquake drills, and pandemic surges. LAC Health keeps readiness high with elevated storage, generator-backed refrigeration, redundant fiber/cellular links, and MOUs with Jefferson County EMA, St. Louis County OEM, and Ameren mutual aid.
Regional Demographics
Population ~600,000 across South St. Louis and Jefferson County service zones. Demographics: 78% White, 10% Black, 5% Hispanic/Latino, 3% Bosnian/Other European, 4% other with employment in healthcare, logistics, aerospace, energy, and education.
Licensing & Compliance
Missouri Board of Pharmacy wholesale license, Illinois non-resident license for Metro East runs, DEA Schedule II–V, FDA/IRB logistics, Joint Commission/DNV alignment, OSHA/NIOSH industrial standards, SEMA Region C ICS/NIMS, HIPAA/HITECH, and Jefferson/St. Louis county vendor registrations.
Partners on the I‑55 Corridor
Average rating 4.97/5 from hospitals, EMS, schools, and industrial clients across South St. Louis.
A trauma case, cath lab add-on, and NICU transfer hit during freezing rain. LAC Health staged implants, blood, and neonatal meds with Epic documentation before our courier left campus.
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Black ice on I‑55 and a hazmat derailment depleted our ALS caches. LAC Health had sealed replacements with ESO/ReadyOp uploads before our crews cleared the scene.
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Homecoming events, athletics, and flu clinics overlapped. LAC Health color-coded nurse, hydration, and sensory kits by campus and rotated them overnight.
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River flood staging and summer outages demanded rapid rehab kits. LAC Health packaged OSHA supplies by crew and tracked humidity through our compliance portal.
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Back-to-back rotor-wing missions exhausted RSI meds. LAC Health had replenished kits, telemetry logs, and FAA paperwork ready before our helicopter refueled.
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Seasonal manufacturing required OSHA and ergonomic kits with bilingual labeling. LAC Health delivered sealed totes and uploaded compliance proofs same day.
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