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Butterfield Park Medical
Center now on Oakland Avenue
Butterfield Park Medical Center moved to its new location, 1300 N. Oakland
Ave., in September. The building was previously known as the CMH
Professional Building and once was home to Bolivar Family Care Center.
The new location includes five medical providers and two mental health
professionals. Butterfield Park Medical Center is open to new patients and
accepts most major insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. To
schedule an appointment, call 417-326-7676.
Amy Purdy, pictured with Citizens Memorial
Hospital CEO/Executive Director Donald
J. Babb, was the featured speaker for
the 13th annual CMH Burgundy Ball, held
Sept. 17. She is one of the top-ranked
adaptive snowboarders in the world and
is a para-athlete champion, actress, model
and dancer.
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Six honored for
excellence
Congratulations to the following
individuals for receiving the Donald J.
Babb Award during the 13th annual
Burgundy Ball in September. These
individuals have used their influence
and energy to improve health care
delivery in Bolivar and the surrounding
area. The 2016 award recipients are:
Ronald A. Evans, M.D.; Derek B.
Hunter, CPA; Bill Monday; Jeffrey K.
Smieshek, D.O.; K. Ronald Smith,
M.D.; and TimWolters, CPA.
CMH signs letter of intent with CoxHealth
Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) and CoxHealth have taken the next
step in the evolution of health care in the Ozarks: A letter of intent has
been signed that provides the framework for bringing CoxHealth and CMH
together.
“After a great deal of consideration, we feel that forming a partnership
with CoxHealth is in the best interest of CMH’s future,” says Donald J.
Babb, CEO/Executive Director of CMH. “This is a strategic partnership that
will expand CMH’s mission and values and further our ability to make a
difference in our local communities.”
The letter of intent will allow the organizations to work closely together
to explore the details of one another’s business practices. After this
period—called due diligence—the CMH and CoxHealth boards of directors
will recommend a definitive agreement for approval. The parties will
negotiate and work toward executing final agreements as soon as possible
with a goal of closing mid-2017.
“One of CoxHealth’s key goals is to strategically expand our footprint
to serve our communities by exploring collaborative relationships with
other health systems,” says Steve Edwards, President and CEO of
CoxHealth. “We are honored to join with an organization with such an
excellent reputation and one that has made such a profound impact in the
community it has served for more than 34 years.”
The finalized partnership that will make CMH part of CoxHealth will
provide significant independence to CMH while allowing the organizations
to act as one entity for purchasing, contracting and other business-related
matters. CMH will join CoxHealth and retain its board, current employees,
management and medical staff. CMH will also retain its long-standing
name in a co-branded format with CoxHealth.
Once a final agreement has been reached, various government
approvals may also be required, which could take several months. For
more information, go to .