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Community Blood Center of the Ozarks to Host Great Gas Card Giveaway Blood Drive Ahead of Memorial Day on May 22

May 20, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the sole supplier of blood, platelets, and plasma to patients at more than 40 hospitals, is calling on donors to give blood before the Memorial Day […]

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Ozark Center’s Will’s Place Block Party a Huge Success After Long Hiatus

May 19, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Bigger and better than ever before, hundreds of Joplin residents flocked to Mercy Park for Ozark Center’s Will’s Place Block Party. Celebrating Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month, the annual event was placed […]

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Freeman Health System Selects Health Care Software Epic as New Electronic Health Record System

May 15, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Ensuring a more seamless patient experience for decades to come, Freeman Health System has selected health care software leader Epic as its next-generation electronic health record (EHR) system. Epic features innovative tools […]

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Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Earns A Grade for Patient Safety From Leapfrog Group

May 15, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

(Pittsburg, KS) – Mercy Hospital Pittsburg has earned an A grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog. Mercy Pittsburg was among 917 hospitals nationwide to earn this distinction and […]

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Kansas City University’s Simulated Patient Program Earns ASPE Accreditation

May 14, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

Kansas City University (KCU) has earned full accreditation in human simulation from the Association of SP Educators (ASPE), marking a significant milestone for SIMPACT, the University’s simulation department, and recognizing excellence in simulated patient–based medical education. […]

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Kansas City University Celebrates 476 Graduates at 2026 Commencement Ceremonies

May 12, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

Kansas City University (KCU) celebrated its 2026 commencement season with ceremonies held in Joplin and Kansas City, Missouri, honoring 476 graduates as they take the next step in their professional journeys in health care. The […]

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Freeman Health System Appoints Renee Denton as Market President

May 11, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System announced today the appointment of Renee Denton as Market President for the Missouri/Kansas market, effective May 18. Denton brings more than 38 years of combined clinical and operational hospital […]

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Freeman Health System Hosts Ribbon Cutting for Freeman Fort Scott Hospital, Inc.

May 8, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Nearly 3,400 Fort Scott and Bourbon County residents have utilized Freeman Health System’s Freeman Fort Scott Hospital Inc.’s Emergency Department since it first opened for business last September. The need for the […]

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Freeman Health System Welcomes Michael Herr as Vice President Market Chief Operating Officer

May 7, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, Mo.) — Freeman Health System is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Herr as Vice President, Market Chief Operating Officer for the MO/KS market. Herr is an experienced Chief Operating Officer with a […]

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Freeman Health System’s Women’s Pavilion Earns Full ACR Mammography Accreditation

May 6, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System is proud to announce that Freeman Women’s Pavilion has been awarded full mammography accreditation by the American College of Radiology (ACR) for a three-year period, marking a significant milestone for the […]

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