Citizens Memorial Hospital | Vitality | Winter 2017

citizensmemorial.com 3 Board certified specialist in obstetrics and gynecology D. Shelly Meents, M.D., at left, receives the Donald J. Babb Award from Babb during the Burgundy Ball. FIVE HONORED WITH AWARDS Congratulations to Dennis Boeke, D.O.; Charlotte Gray; Denni McColm; Robert McMillan; and D. Shelly Meents, M.D., who received the 2017 Donald J. Babb awards during the 14th annual Burgundy Ball on Sept. 16. These individuals are unique friends and supporters of CMH. The Hruby family—from left: Penny, Ted and Kayla—enjoyed their day at Silver Dollar City celebrating CMH’s 35th anniversary. Penny is the director of nursing at Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility, a CMH Foundation long- term care facility in Bolivar, and Kayla is a recreational therapist at Parkview Geriatric Wellness in Bolivar. Citizens Memorial Hospital complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. CMH has arranged for language assistance services free of charge. Call 417-326-6000 . (Spanish) ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 417-326-6000 . (Chinese) 注意：如果您使用繁體中文，您可以免費獲得 語言援助服務。請致電 417-326-6000 . A happy anniversary CMH celebrates 35 years Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) celebrated its 35th anniversary in September by holding its annual family day at Silver Dollar City on Sept. 9. More than 3,100 employees and family members enjoyed spending the day together and promoting CMH with limited-edition CMH anniversary shirts. CMH opened its doors on Sept. 28, 1982, as a 53-bed not- for-profit hospital district. Today, CMH is licensed for 86 beds and is a level 3 trauma center. More than 2,000 CMH and CMH Foundation employees and 150 physicians and mid-level medical providers provide care for patients and residents in eight counties: Benton, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Polk and St. Clair. “It is amazing what CMH has been able to accomplish in 35 years,” says Donald J. Babb, CEO/Executive Director of CMH. “With the support of Bolivar and area communities, we’ve been able to offer much-needed services for residents. Now we are looking toward the future and planning for the next 10 years. It is exciting to think about what services our patients will need and how we will be able to expand to accommodate that growth.” Curious about the history of your community hospital? Find out more about our origin story at citizensmemorial.com/ about/history.html . ➜ COMMUNITY CMH NEWS