93.3 KWTO Keeping Watch Over the Ozarks
The CoxHealth Board of Directors has announced that Max Buetow will be the health system’s next President and CEO beginning in June. Buetow succeeds Steve Edwards, who …
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Staffing Issues Continue as Omicron Continues to Surge
Schools and hospitals throughout the Springfield Metro are struggling to remain functional as the Omicron COVID-19 variant makes it way through the community. The Springfield-Greene County Health …
Read More »CoxHealth CEO Predicts Increase In COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Springfield Next Week
The CEO of CoxHealth says the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations for the system has been steady for the last two weeks, with 58 as of Monday. But …
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 »Health Officials Worry About COVID-19 In School Kids
Health officials in the Ozarks are concerned about a possible spike in COVID-19 among children when they go back to school this fall. Currently there are four …
Read More »CoxHealth Continues To Set Daily Records for COVID-19 Hospitalizations
CoxHeath is continuing to report new daily records in hospitalizations due to COVID-19. CEO Steve Edwards says 187 patients were being treated at CoxHealth facilities as of …
Read More »Governor Parson Speaks Out Against Mandated COVID-19 Shots for Hospital Workers
As local health care workers try to keep up with a surge in hospitalizations due to COVID-19, Governor Parson is speaking out against requiring workers to get …
Read More »CoxHealth Puts Out National Call for Help Amid COVID-19 Surge
CoxHealth is putting out a call nationwide for help. Hospital officials said Tuesday at a press event that while the hospital is in desperate need of travel …
Read More »Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives at Cox South
A large allotment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has arrived at Cox South in Springfield. CEO Steve Edwards tweeted photos of the boxes being unloaded from a …
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