4 VITALITY Summer 2025 Colonial Springs Healthcare Center remodels kitchen Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, a skilled nursing facility in Buffalo, has a newly remodeled kitchen. The $65,000 renovation includes updating plumbing, electrical systems, walls and flooring to modern standards. For more information about CMH’s senior living options, including Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, go to cmhbolivar.info/SeniorLiving. Topping Out Ceremony A Topping Out Ceremony in February marked a major milestone in the hospital expansion project. The ceremony celebrated the placement of the highest beam—a tradition dating back over 1,000 years, symbolizing progress and good fortune for the future of the building. CMH employees and community members signed the beam. Follow along with construction updates at cmhbolivar.info/construction. Citizens Memorial Hospital awarded $194,147 in grants to 10 community partners to address social needs in Polk County. The grants are part of CMH’s participation in a pilot project with Missouri HealthNet, which runs Missouri’s Medicaid program. CMH is one of six rural Missouri hospitals participating in a five-year pilot project called the Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH). “Research shows that many factors influence a person’s health,” says Jenna Hicks, director of quality and population health at CMH. “Housing, transportation and food insecurity are just a few. We know that improving these health factors will improve health and wellness in our community. Ultimately, we can reduce avoidable emergency room visits and improve population health for Medicaid patients, which is the ToRCH program’s goal.” Grant recipients Organizations applying for and receiving the grants are: ● Bolivar R-1 School District. ● Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation. ● Community Outreach Ministries. ● Polk County Community Connections. ● Empower: Abilities. ● Polk County. ● Polk County Health Center. ● Polk County Cares. ● Refuge Apostolic Church. ● Sling N Stones Ministries. For more information about the ToRCH program, please contact Hicks at 417-328-7953. CMH awards $194,147 in ToRCH grants to community partners
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