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OHC announces new building’s grand opening

Ozarks Healthcare is announcing a grand opening date for its new Medical Office Building located at 1100 Kentucky Ave. Nearly 20 of Ozarks Healthcare’s specialty clinics and departments will be located in one conveniently accessible location at the new Medical Office Building. Community members are welcome to attend the grand opening on Friday, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m. The event will feature a brief ceremony and ribbon cutting.  Located adjacent to Ozarks…

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OHC brings mental health advocate to West Plains

Photo SubmittedKevin Hines, award-winning mental health and suicide prevention activist and speaker To help raise awareness of suicide prevention and destigmatize mental health, the Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Health Center (BHC) is bringing award-winning mental health and suicide prevention activist and speaker Kevin Hines to the West Plains Civic Center on Tuesday, March 22.  In 2000, 19-year-old Hines attempted to take his life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. Many factors contributed…

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Ozarks Medical Center salutes CRNAs

Last week was National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) Week The staff at Ozarks Medical Center are incredibly proud of their CRNAs and all they do to fulfill their vital role in healthcare. The week served as a tribute to their own CRNAs, who are among more than 59,000 professionals across the nation providing trusted anesthesia care on the front lines each day.

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WRMC providing complex coronary intervention/peripheral interventions

White River Health System (WRHS) is proud to bring complex coronary interventions to patients suffering from coronary artery disease (CAD). Dr. Mahesh Anantha, who joins the team of Interventional Cardiologists including Dr. Richard Van Grouw and Dr. Roger Hill, has recently performed the first complex coronary intervention procedure in Batesville at White River Medical Center (WRMC) using two different coronary atherectomy devices.  CAD is caused by blockages in the heart arteries, and…

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