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NextGen Diagnostic Services Offering Free COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV Testing

November 8, 2022 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – NextGen Diagnostic Services will provide free COVID, Influenza A and B, and RSV testing in the Joplin and Springfield areas starting on November 8, 2022. This testing will last until March 2023 […]

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Employee Retention Credit – Are You Eligible?

August 31, 2022 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – To protect area businesses from misleading information about the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce (JACC) and the Carthage Chamber of Commerce are offering two different opportunities for […]

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Freeman Marks COVID-19 Milestone: Zero Patients in C-Zone

March 31, 2022 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – “If you want to know what my favorite number is, it’s zero,” said Freeman Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Paula Baker while standing in the now empty COVID-19 intensive care unit […]

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Mercy Co-Workers Mobilize to Support Caregivers

January 21, 2022 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – COVID-19 has created an ongoing strain on health care providers for almost two years. Spiking hospitalizations, limited resources and co-worker quarantines are, sadly, nothing new. What is new is a variant of […]

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MO Chamber: Supreme Court Halts Vaccine Mandate

January 14, 2022 Erin Slifka 0

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the Biden Administration from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations at businesses with 100 or more employees, while allowing a similar rule for health care facilities to stand. The Missouri Chamber had […]

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City Council Closes the Response and Recovery Plan Developed for Pandemic

November 18, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – During the November 15, 2021 Joplin City Council meeting, City Council chose to end the Response and Recovery Plan developed to address the Coronavirus pandemic. The City Council had lifted all restrictions in […]

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Freeman Begins Scheduling Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccinations

November 11, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System is now scheduling appointments for children ages five to eleven to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at special vaccination clinics this month. The vaccine will be given in two […]

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Joplin Health Department Offers Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccinations

November 10, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – The City of Joplin Health Department has received limited funding from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to offer a vaccine incentive program for those receiving their COVID-19 vaccinations beginning November […]

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Mercy Protects Communities with a Nearly 100% Vaccinated Workforce

October 29, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – As part of a commitment to the health and wellbeing of anyone who walks through the door of a Mercy facility, Mercy’s team is now 100% vaccinated, minus co-workers who received a religious […]

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Freeman Employees Get Booster Shots

October 19, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Healthcare workers at Freeman Health System rolled up their sleeves Friday to get their booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Nurses, doctors and all staff working at Freeman facilities were eligible to […]

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