Health Care

Jeanee’ Kennedy, Freeman Chief Nursing Officer; Amber Kinder, Freeman Director of Nursing Resources; Kathleen Norma, NEO; Dr. Delyna Bohnenblust, Labette Community College; Dr. Cheryl Giefer, PSU; Katie Bozarth, Franklin Technical Center; Paula Baker, Freeman President […]

(Joplin, MO) – Pulling a silver cover off a giant check, Freeman Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Paula F. Baker revealed a $225,000 donation to One Joplin, a collaborative that includes more than […]

This month’s update from Mercy Hospital Joplin includes: A spotlight on the recommended colonoscopy age, which has been lowered from 50 to 45. (Check your insurance for coverage) An update to Mercy’s visitor guidelines that would allow […]

(Joplin, MO) – Reading is fundamental to learning, and reading aloud is the best way to utilize multiple parts of your brain and boost memory too. Under the pen name Dr. Seuss, Theodor Geisel wrote, […]

(Joplin, MO) – Cardiovascular operating room (CVOR) nurses are an integral part of the team at the Freeman Heart & Vascular Institute. The CVOR team provides care for about one thousand patients each year. Christopher […]

Learn about what’s new in local healthcare with Freeman Health System’s newsletter, Freeman in a Flash. Read about th new Freeman telemedicine program being implemented in Joplin Schools, events like the Freeman 5K and Walk for Autism, the […]

(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System is bringing a full-time family practice physician to the Freeman Clinic of Anderson to meet the needs of the entire community. “We know it’s very inconvenient traveling outside of […]