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Ozarks Healthcare will host a special ribbon cutting ceremony open to the public at its Crisis Stabilization Center located at 1100 Kentucky Ave. (entrance on 6th St.) on Friday, Jan. 13, at 11a.m. Ozarks Healthcare’s Crisis Stabilization Center is operated by its Behavioral Health Center (BHC)and is a medically monitored program funded by the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH)that provides an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization. In 2021, Missouri Governor Mike Parson…

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White River Health’s White River Medical Center is finding new ways to ensure the safety of their patients. Telesitter uses video and audio monitoring to provide constant monitoring to patients requiring additional assistance. Many hospitals across the county are adopting this technology and reporting fewer patient falls and higher patient and staff satisfaction.Traditionally, patients at high risk for falls, are experiencing confusion or agitation, or considered to danger to themselves are continually…

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Ozarks Healthcare is dedicated to helping expectant parents prepare for childbirth long before the arrival of a baby. The health system will be offering classes to assist parents-to-be in 2023 to help prepare them for those first moments with their newborn.Moms and birth coaches are welcome to attend all classes, which will be instructed by certified staff from Ozarks Healthcare’s OB Department. There is no charge to attend any of these classes…

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College students have a lot to deal with, from full-time studies to part-time jobs, families and other responsibilities. But did you know an estimated 40 percent of U.S. college students experience food insecurity, meaning the lack of reliable access to sufficient quantities of affordable, nutritious food?Fortunately, Lyon College students have access to the Serve Our Students (SOS) food pantry, which provides supplemental food to those in need at Lyon College.A service of…

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Ozarks Healthcare (OZH) announced the health system is expanding its acclaimed pharmacy services and prescription offerings to include complete specialty pharmacy services. The Ozarks Healthcare Specialty Pharmacy will provide medications for people in southern Missouri with severe or chronic health conditions.According to the American Hospital Association, the number of Americans with chronic medical conditions will grow by 9 percent between 2020 and 2030, an increase of 14 million people. Some disease states…

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