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What’s Going Around: Options for flu care this season
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Flu season is underway. Due to the government shutdown, the Centers for Disease Control flu numbers have not been updated since September 20th, but the Springfield-Greene County Health Department is showing 51 cases so far this season. “We’re certainly seeing patients with upper respiratory infections, some...
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Famed Nigerian Doctor Brings Pediatric Expertise to Southwest Missouri and Freeman Health System
(Joplin, MO) – Roughly 5,750 miles, as the crow flies, separates Joplin from Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, Dr. Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu-Ibrahim’s hometown. Today, she happily calls Joplin her home. As a general pediatrician, she sees and treats her young patients each day at Freeman Health System’s Children’s Clinic on McIntosh Circle Drive.
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Community Comes Together to Promote Pediatric Oral Health with Aetna
CARTHAGE, Mo. – Community partners recently combined forces to address pediatric oral health concerns through preventative efforts in partnership with Aetna. Four-hundred bags filled with dental hygiene items were distributed along with a bilingual children’s book focused on preventing cavities during an oral health event on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Coyle Center in Carthage. Dr. Julia Heinrichs, Dental Director for Dental Utilization Management, attended to represent Aetna.
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A preview of Alice Walton's future health care campus
The Alice L. Walton Foundation has hired firms to design a new health care campus in Bentonville that will start with cardiovascular care. Catch up quick: The Walmart heir's foundation announced in February it had purchased about 100 acres in Bentonville to develop a health care campus. The campus is separate from Walton's new four-year medical school and health care policy-focused nonprofit Heartland Whole Health Institute, both now open near Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
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‘Whole Body’ MRI Center Opening in Rogers
Dr. Vanessa Hardin Branch and Dr. Drake Branch have announced the opening of Veralux, a whole-body MRI center. Located at 2000 S. 42nd St., Suite 120, in Rogers, the concierge imaging facility will begin seeing patients on Monday, Nov. 17, with an official grand opening celebration to be held in January 2026.
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Whole-body MRI center to open in Pinnacle Hills area
Veralux, the state’s first dedicated whole-body MRI center, is set to open this month in the Pinnacle Hills area of Rogers. The 2,241-square-foot clinic at 2000 S. 42nd St., Suite 120, will begin seeing patients Nov. 17. Grand opening is Jan. 22. Drs. Vanessa Hardin Branch and Drake Branch...
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NRMC IV Infusion Services Gives Patient Hope & Vision
When Kathy began experiencing pain and issues with her eye, she was referred to a specialist in Arkansas. She was diagnosed with Graves’ eye disease, an autoimmune condition that attacks the tissues behind the eye, causing pain and inflammation. Kathy’s case was severe enough that she was losing her vision. When the specialist told her that she needed infusions to treat the condition and that it needed to be done in Arkansas, Kathy advocated for herself and spoke with her primary care provider, Teresa Reed, FNP-C. Ms. Reed worked with Pharmacy Director, Jodee Mashek, Pharm.D. to ensure that Nevada Regional Medical Center (NRMC) could purchase and infuse the needed medication.
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Roy D. Blunt Center For Population Health And Equity, Joplin, Missouri: First Look
Roy D. Blunt Center For Population Health And Equity, Joplin, Missouri. The Roy D. Blunt Center for Population Health and Equity at Kansas City University (KCU) in Joplin, Mo., trains future healthcare professionals to better understand how social and structural factors affect health and how to address them in practice.
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Freeman Health System Names Dr. Lee Harwell as New Chief Medical Officer
(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Matt Fry announced on October 28, 2025, a key change to the Freeman leadership team, with Dr. Lee Harwell named Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Freeman Health System. Dr. Harwell returned to Freeman in August to serve as...
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Jasper receives $1.4 million for wastewater treatment upgrade
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CCMH terminates CEO, announces interim leadership
EL DORADO SPRINGS, Mo. — Cedar County Memorial Hospital, based in El Dorado Springs, announced Thursday, Oct. 23, that Terry Nichols is no longer serving as chief executive officer, effective immediately. The hospital’s Board of Trustees met in a special closed session on Wednesday, Oct. 22, with items of CEO evaluation and employment contract on […]
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Freeman Health System RN Jessie McNally Wins DAISY Award for Dedication Inside NICU
(Joplin, MO) – For a moment, Jessie McNally stood stunned, hands covering her face. Seated in front of the veteran Freeman RN were the smiling parents of four infants McNally had cared for at the Freeman Health System’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. McNally had been told to visit...
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Freeman Health System Appoints Mary Burgin as New Ambulatory Operations VP
Mary Burgin has been named Freeman Health System’s Vice President Ambulatory Operations, bringing to Joplin more than two decades of experience in the healthcare industry. In layman’s terms, Burgin will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations, strategic direction, and financial performance of Freeman’s various outpatient and physician clinics in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. This includes managing staff, ensuring high-quality patient service, and handling administrative and financial aspects to maximize patient outcomes.
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Safety issues grow as drivers cut through clinic parking lot
The Carthage Police Department has received numerous calls about people using the Mercy Clinic parking lot as a detour, which violates a City Ordinance and poses a safety risk to families and children, and are urging people to be patient and arrive early for the Maple Leaf Parade.
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Medicaid cuts are a ticking time bomb for rural Kansas hospitals. One change may help
Editor’s note: This story is being republished from the Kansas News Service. Lee este reporte en español. Nearly every seat is taken during lunchtime at the Remnant Cafe in Parsons, Kansas, and Brian Williams is caught up in conversation about the happenings at the local hospital.
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Construction underway in Freeman expantion