health care

(Fort Scott, KS) – There’s been plenty of positive movement and momentum surrounding Freeman Health System’s Fort Scott Hospital since it was first proposed to 100-plus cheering residents last June. Freeman Health System, the region’s […]

(Joplin, MO) – It’s no secret that rural communities across the United States face numerous challenges when it comes to accessing healthcare, with fewer healthcare providers and medical facilities. Though southwest Missouri is considered a […]

Joplin, Missouri – January 2, 2025 – Start the new year by making a difference in your community. Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) invites you to join the 56-Day Challenge in 2025. Commit to donating blood […]

(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Cox — founder of Freeman Heart & Vascular Institute — can still remember details about the very first heart catheterization procedure he successfully completed back in the […]

Scores of Freeman Health System nurses and employees lined the Medical-Oncology unit hallway at Freeman West — clapping and cheering — as Freeman patient Tina Keller made her way out of the hospital room she’s […]

(Neosho, MO) – For the second year in a row, a Freeman Health System employee has been named “Missouri Rural Champion” by the Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care. Dr. Barbara Miller, a […]

(Joplin, MO) – Dozens of pillowcases stuffed with toys were dropped off by 44 first-grade students from Neosho’s RISE Elementary school Wednesday morning. This is the second year in a row the students have traveled by […]