93.3 KWTO Keeping Watch Over the Ozarks
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department says there continues to be a decline in new COVID-19 cases. Health director Katie Towns says there has been a 25-percent drop …
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Cox Health To Provide Tele-med Services For Bolivar Schools
A partnership with Cox Health to provide tele-med services for staff and students has been approved by the Bolivar School Board. The new Virtual Clinic would allow …
Read More »Steve Edwards Will Retire as President and CEO of CoxHealth
CoxHealth CEO Steve Edwards has made it official: He is retiring, effective May 31, 2022. Edwards began in leadership at the health system in 1992, and worked …
Read More »Cox To Buy Marsh Property For New Clinic
Cox Health confirmed it plans to build a 22 thousand square foot clinic in the center of Springfield. It will be at the corner of National and …
Read More »CoxHealth Reporting 15 COVID-19 Deaths From Friday Through Sunday
A total of 15 people have died from COVID-19 at CoxHealth between Friday and Sunday. CoxHealth CEO Steve Edwards tweeted the hospital system has lost 72 people …
Read More »CoxHealth Changes Makes Change to its Visitor Policy in Mother and Baby Units
As local cases of COVID-19 continue to stay low, CoxHealth is adjusting its policy for visiting the Mother and Baby Units. A news release says effective immediately, …
Read More »Former CoxHealth Employee Facing Criminal Charges
A former employee with CoxHealth Systems is facing criminal charges after being accused of sexual assault. The hospital says Calieb Craft has been fired from his nursing …
Read More »Cox Health Says Anyone 65 and Older Can Get COVID-19 Vaccine With Its Health System
CoxHealth says anyone who lives in Missouri and is age 65 or older is now able to get a COVID-19 vaccine with the health system. Spots are …
Read More »Cox South Closing COVID-19 Ward
The battle against the COVID-19 pandemic is taking a major turn to the good at Cox South. CEO Steve Edwards announced on social media that the hospital …
Read More »CoxHealth and Mercy Among Hospitals Selected to Receive Over Half the State’s Weekly COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation
Missouri’s interagency vaccine planning team has selected approximately 40 hospitals within all regions of the state to receive just over half of Missouri’s weekly COVID-19 vaccine allocation …
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