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Locals Are Saving A Fortune In This Missouri Town Where Healthcare Costs 13% Less
Nobody told you about Joplin, Missouri, and honestly, that’s a little bit unfair. This city in the southwest corner of the state has been quietly offering one of the better deals in American urban living for years, and most people are still driving past it on the interstate without a second glance.
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Freeman Street Medicine Team Expands Services to Unhoused Population.
Freeman Health System received a grant of more than $1 million to educate family and internal medicine residents on street medicine practices and expand mobile health clinics in Joplin. The street medicine team provides free primary care and acute care services to the unhoused population at locations including the Salvation Army, Nars, and the Joplin Church of the Nazarene on the first and third Fridays. The grant funding will support the program for the next five years, with the majority of current treatment focusing on heat-related and environmental health issues affecting the unhoused population.
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Bentonville, Springdale hospitals become level III trauma centers
Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System said its hospitals in Bentonville and Springdale have been designated as Level III trauma centers by the Arkansas Department of Health. A Freeman Health System spokeswoman said its 128-bed Bentonville Medical Center and 222-bed Springdale Medical Center were previously Level IV trauma centers. The health system’s 73-bed Siloam Springs Medical Center is a Level IV trauma center. Its 64-bed Willow Creek Medical Center in Johnson is a specialty hospital and does not have a trauma designation.
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Freeman Health System Establishes Free Infant Ossuary for Area Families
(Joplin, MO) – A dedication ceremony, which included a minute-long moment of silence, was held Tuesday morning to honor the infants and babies whose remains will be laid to rest inside a new infant ossuary established inside a Joplin-based cemetery. Created in partnership between Freeman Health System and Ozark...
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Freeman Neosho bridging the gap between inpatient care and home
Inpatient treatment at the hospital generally deals with serious if not life-threatening issues. But for some patients, that healthcare focus and attention can continue in the same space even after some patients would leave the facility.
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Contaminated water ways
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Ozark Center’s Neosho Office Offers Expanded Services to Newton and McDonald County Residents
(Neosho, MO) – Thanks to the recent opening of Ozark Center Neosho, Newton and McDonald County residents have never had so many behavioral health service options at their fingertips. Located at 204 N. Lincoln Street near downtown Neosho, this adult and child outpatient facility recently underwent an extensive overhaul,...
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New contamination study on some Missouri waterways
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Freeman Health System’s Dr. Grant Pierson Reaches Rare 1,000-Procedure Milestone with Monarch® Tech
(Joplin, MO) – Over the last five years, Freeman Health System Pulmonologist Dr. Grant Pierson has personally performed more than 1,000 bronchoscopy procedures using the revolutionary Monarch® robotic platform. Freeman Health System remains the first and only hospital system in the region to offer Monarch® to its patients....
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Freeman Health System launches Torch Hub 8 in Joplin
Big announcement Wednesday in Joplin involving Freeman Health System. It took place inside the Harry M. Cornell Arts and Entertainment Complex. The kickoff of the health system's Torch Hub 8, a collaborative network across Jasper, Newton, McDonald and Barton counties.
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Joplin Elder Law to Host Luncheon & Learn on Estate Planning, Probate, and Medicaid Planning on August 25
Joplin Elder Law invites the community to join them on Tuesday, August 25 for an informative and encouraging Luncheon & Learn!. Their attorney, Katherine Douglas-Johnson, will cover important topics such as Estate Planning, Probate, and Medicaid Planning by providing helpful information and practical guidance in a relaxed, welcoming setting. Lunch will be provided as well as tips on how to organize your future and protect your loved ones.
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Joplin Health Department Recommends Continued Precautions Against Cyclospora Parasite
With Cyclosporiasis cases on the rise in Missouri, Joplin Health Department officials are continuing to monitor numbers within Joplin and provide guidance to residents. The origins and sources of the outbreak — which was first reported in mid-July — are still being fully investigated, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have publicized that iceberg lettuce sourced from Central Mexico and sold under the Taylor Farms de Mexico, has been recalled. (This company supplies lettuce to brands including “Marketside.”) Follow the guidance from CDC/FDA for updates on affected foods.
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Freeman Health CEO highlights strategy after 4-hospital acquisition
Matthew Fry, president and CEO of Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System, said through the acquisition of Springdale-based Northwest Health, the nonprofit health system has doubled its hospital bed count. But this wasn’t its first significant acquisition. Freeman Health System added four hospitals, totaling 487 beds, and associated outpatient centers...