citizensmemorial.com 5 Grief support groups Bereavement Support Group CMH Hospice offers an eight-week Bereavement Support Group in the spring and fall. Call 417-326-3585 to find out when the next class is offered. Miscarriage and Infant Loss Support Group The CMH OB/GYN Clinic hosts a six-week Miscarriage and Infant Loss Support Group, free to individuals who have experienced a miscarriage or infant loss in the past three years. Call 417-777-8131 for more information. Find more support CMH offers a variety of support groups and classes. View all of them at cmhbolivar.info/ groupsandclasses. CMH joins The Alliance for Healthcare Education Citizens Memorial Hospital joined The Alliance for Healthcare Education as a workforce affiliate, expanding career pathways and bringing the voice of rural health care to Missouri’s future workforce. Launched in 2023 as the first-of-its-kind model in the nation, The Alliance unites health care providers, higher education institutions and K–12 schools to create seamless, affordable pathways into health care careers. “Rural health care depends on homegrown talent,” says Michael Calhoun, CEO/executive director of Citizens Memorial Hospital and CMH Foundation. “By partnering with The Alliance, we’re making sure students from rural communities not only have access to world-class training but also a clear path to remain home and serve. This expansion is a lifeline for rural Missouri and the patients who count on us.” Read more about this exciting partnership at cmhbolivar.info/ healthcare-alliance. CMH nurses advance their education through BTC programs When Nick Locke was a teenager, he spent much of his time caring for his grandparents. He watched them face heart attacks, strokes and surgeries. During those long hospital stays, he noticed something lifechanging: the compassion of the nurses who never left their side. Locke realized that nursing would allow him to be directly involved in patient care, the very part of medicine that had inspired him in the first place. That decision led him to Bolivar Technical College (BTC) and opened the door to a career that would bring him back to his hometown and into the heart of Citizens Memorial Hospital, where he is now a family nurse practitioner at the CMH Nephrology Clinic. Read his full story at cmhbolivar.info/btc-cmh. Jenna Hicks receives MHA Visionary Leadership Award Missouri Hospital Association presented the Visionary Leadership Award to Jenna Hicks at its 103rd annual convention in November. Hicks is the director of quality and population health at CMH. The award recognizes outstanding achievements in clinical and health outcomes led by the recipient. Learn more about Hicks’ accomplishments at mohospitals.org/newsroom.
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