Chamber Updates
Local Vaccination Sites
On March 18, Governor Mike Parson announced that the Missouri vaccination plan will open to Phase 2 on March 29 and Phase 3 on April 9. This means that all adults in Missouri will be […]
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Freeman Health System Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for New MRI Service in Pittsburg
(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System held a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, March 17 for Freeman Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine MRI Service. The high-resolution imaging facility is now operating in Pittsburg, Kansas to fill the […]
COVID-19
Freeman Plans Special Vaccination Clinic for Teachers
(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System will hold a special vaccination clinic for area teachers on Monday, March 15, 2021 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Freeman Business Center. In Missouri, the next […]
Health Care
Freeman Health System Caregiver Support Group
Are you a caregiver interested in having a safe haven to share your feelings? Would you like to make new friends, receive information about resources and coping mechanisms, and gain advice on what lies ahead? […]
Health Care
New Illnesses Added to Veterans’ Benefits for the First Time in Years
Written by Christopher W. Dumm, The Law Office of Christopher W. Dumm The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) went into effect on January 1, 2021, and with it, parkinsonism, bladder cancer, […]
Health Care
Fake News About Nutrition
Written by Dr. Andrea Cullers, RDN, Associate Professor of Kinesiology at Missouri Southern State University You may think of “Fake News” and politics, but “Fake Nutrition News” is even more rampant. “Carbs make you fat,” […]
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Member Spotlight: Active Health Chiropractic
Most businesses try to build a following of loyal customers who make regular visits or purchases. But one of the main goals of Active Health Chiropractic in Joplin is to ensure that their clients can […]
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Freeman Development and Children’s Miracle Network Offices Move
(Joplin, MO) – The Freeman Health System Development Office and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN) staff have a new home. They are now housed at 921 East 34th Street across from Freeman East Hospital. The […]
COVID-19
Freeman Announces Progress in Battle Against COVID-19
(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Paula Baker announced the hospital’s COVID-19 intensive care unit currently had just one patient on Tuesday, March 2 during a morning media briefing. A […]
COVID-19
Mercy and Humana Team Up to Expand Access to Virtual Health Services and Coordinated Care
(St. Louis, MO & Louisville, KY) – Missouri-based Mercy and leading health and well-being company Humana Inc. have signed an agreement to expand patient access to virtual health resources as part of a broader, joint effort to provide more […]