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 …
Read More »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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