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Ozarks Healthcare recently welcomed Dr. Caleb Piatt, orthopedic surgeon, to Ozarks Healthcare Orthopedics and Spine as a new provider. Piatt joins Dr. Troy Caron, Dr. Susan Jolly, and Dr. Edwin Roeder in providing complete bone and joint care through surgical and non-surgical treatment.Piatt completed a five-year orthopedic surgery residency through the Kettering Health Network at Grandview Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, earlier this summer. He served as chief resident in his last year…

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Photo SubmittedNetwork of Community Options, Inc., clients at the Russell J. Stuebing Home in Ash Flat celebrated National Watermelon Day, Aug. 3, with bowls of cold, sweet melon. The Stuebing home is one of two group sites operated by NCO, Inc. For more information about services provided by NCO or employment opportunities, visit www.networkofcommunityoptions.org or call the Administrative Office in Batesville at 870-612-5900. Pictured, at top from left, are David Harrison and…

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Photo SubmittedFrom left, Drs. Dylan Carpenter; Wesley Greer; Kevin Rose, Chairman of White River Health Board of Directors; Mr. Gary Paxson, President and CEO of White River Health; Mayor Rick Elumbaugh, and Drs. Jeff Angel and J.D. Allen. White River Health (WRH) hosted a Groundbreaking Ceremony for a new facility dedicated to continuing orthopaedic excellence at White River Health Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, previously known as WRMC Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic.…

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Photo SubmittedThe Alton Bank has donated $10000 to the Ozarks Healthcare Foundation’s fundraising initiative for a mobile mammography unit. The funds will be used to help with costs associated with the purchase of a mobile mammography unit to help make routine breast cancer screenings more accessible for women across the Ozarks. Pictured from left, front row: Dana Roberts, Compliance Officer at Alton Bank, Beckie Combs, Randall Combs, Owner and President of Alton…

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The Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Health Center (BHC) will host its third annual Youth Mental Health Workshop on Friday, Aug. 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Genesis Church located at 4549 Hwy. 160 in West Plains. This free workshop is designed for those in professional, academic, and/or private settings who work with youth on a regular basis and will provide education on the latest developments in understanding the intricate world of…

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