Citizens Memorial Hospital | Vitality | Summer 2019

citizensmemorial.com 3 COMMUNITY TAGLINE HERE 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 . CMH NEWS SBU names nursing program for Don and Carrie Babb Donald J. Babb and his wife, Carrie, were honored April 4 at Southwest Baptist University (SBU) during the naming and dedication event for the SBU Don and Carrie Babb Department of Nursing. Don is the CEO/Executive Director of Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) and Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation. The pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in nursing program at SBU’s Bolivar campus was named for Don and Carrie in recognition of Don’s leadership at CMH and in the Bolivar community. The program’s first cohort of 24 students began classes in January. Costello honored with service award At its 46th annual banquet on March 9 in Stockton, the Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce (SACC) honored Kevin Costello, Administrator at the Lake Stockton Healthcare Facility (LSHCF), with the 2019 Darryl and Betty Johnson Service Recipient Award. Costello has been the LSHCF administrator for 30 years. Crissy Reeder, SACC President, and Bill Crabtree, SACC Executive Director, presented the award to Costello, who was recognized for outstanding contributions to the Stockton community in areas of leadership, volunteerism and other acts of involvement. Carrie and Donald J. Babb Ribbon cutting for the Don and Carrie Babb School of Nursing at Southwest Baptist University (SBU). Kevin Costello (center) received the Darryl and Betty Johnson Service Award from Crissy Reeder (left) and Bill Crabtree (right). Photo courtesy of Cedar County Republican. FOR MORE INFORMATION about the SBU– Bolivar nursing program, call 417-328-1553 .