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New Mental Health Programs

WEBA new center — open 24/7, 365 days a year — has opened downtown for adults experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis. Early results are …

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You can still get free, drive-through testing for COVID-19, flu and …

WEBThe Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is still offering free, drive-through testing for COVID-19, Influenza A and B, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus …

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Springfield-Greene County Health Department to temporarily …

WEBThe Springfield-Greene County Health Department is on the move. Temporarily, that is. The Health Department is relocating to the fourth floor of the Cox …

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CoxHealth, Burrell partner to address growing mental health …

WEBThe mission of the Springfield Daily Citizen is to inform our community and be a catalyst for good. Our vision is to reinvent local news in Metro Springfield by telling the …

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Greene County leader says mental health crisis costs money and …

WEBBob Dixon, presiding commissioner for Greene County, calls for a vigorous examination of mental health service programs. Greene County Presiding …

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New connection links health and social services for Springfield's …

WEBEditor’s note: This story is part of an occasional series on top community health issues, as identified by the Ozarks Health Commission.. When Springfield’s most …

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Owner of Healthy Edge smoothie bar to open second location

WEBBridgette Cummings, owner of Healthy Edge, serves customers Wednesday. She is opening Healthy Spot, a similar store offering healthy drinks and shakes. (Photo …

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Mercy announces new regional president, community president

WEBThe promotions fit into a larger, strategic growth plan for Mercy, allowing the company to meet the needs of a diverse patient population in the region, the company …

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Springfield functional medicine clinic receives Small Business Award

WEBKARE Health and Wellness, a south Springfield functional medicine clinic, was the recipient of the 2023 W. Curtis Strube Small Business Award from the …

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Collaborating for youth mental health in Greene County

WEBThe Greene County Youth Medical and Mental Health Collaborative brings together wide array of Greene County organizations to better help kids get the services …

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Cox, SPS, OTC and MSU unveil unique alliance with pipeline for …

WEBOfficials with Missouri State University, Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield Public Schools and CoxHealth announced on Tuesday an alliance …

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Springfieldians asked to help set the future of health care for kids

WEBSpringfieldians asked to help set the future of health care for kids. by Kathleen O'Dell December 11, 2023. Dr. Brittany Motavon, MD, (right) is a pediatric …

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Police, mental health professionals team up to provide appropriate

WEBHolli Triboulet is project director for Burrell Behavioral Health's and Springfield Police Department's co-responder program. On this day in August 2023, …

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Once tied to a 'mental asylum,' this cemetery in Nevada, Missouri …

WEB“We knew it was a problem, but we really didn’t know what to do for it,” said Dayna Harbin, system director of Psychiatric Services at CoxHealth, to Ozarks Alive in …

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CoxHealth names Max Buetow as new president and CEO

WEBBuetow, the 39-year-old current chief operating officer and executive vice president at CoxHealth, will succeed Steve Edwards, who retires May 31 after 10 years …

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Mercy names new heads of Springfield hospital, nursing across …

WEBAnnouncements come several months after leadership shakeup at top of Mercy Springfield Communities. by Cory Matteson September 7, 2022 Updated October …

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CoxHealth physician charged with sexual contact with SPS student

WEBCoxHealth physician arrested, charged with sexual contact with SPS student. According to online court documents, Dr. Louis Krenn is charged with second-degree …

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Springfield cardiologist sues CoxHealth, claiming interference

WEBSpringfield cardiologist sues CoxHealth, claiming ‘tortious interference with business relationship’ and defamation. Dr. Keesag Baron claims CoxHealth and the …

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Mentorship, faith and a 52-beat-per-minute resting heart rate: …

WEBAbout five weeks ago, Dan Elliott was in a CoxHealth hospital bed surrounded by his wife, Dawn, his pastor and two nurses. Elliott, who survived a near-fatal heart …

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