OZH LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO
Focused on Your
Health
From first opening our doors as West Plains Memorial Hospital on March 2, 1959, to growing to an organization with over 1,300 employees and serving an eight-county area in south-central Missouri and north-central Arkansas, we have experienced many historical milestones in Ozarks Healthcare’s history. Today, you hold another piece of history in your hands.
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elcome to the first edi- tion of Insights, a mag- azine built specifically for you and your health.
Just as its name suggests, this publication was created with the purpose of provid- ing you a unique perspective of your lo- cal health system. Through the previous year especially, our organization has made strides to keep growing for you — our community — while continuing our mis- sion of providing exceptional, compas- sionate care. Over the past few months and previous year, Ozarks Healthcare faced unprecedented times with the rest of the world as we navigated the advance of COVID-19 in our community. We opened our first COVID-19 unit, provided new testing methods and later administered thousands of COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable in our community. We opened our new Women’s Center, the first
portion of the most significant expan- sion in our medical system’s history. We also announced the launch of a branding transformation from Ozarks Medical Cen- ter to Ozarks Healthcare. Ozarks Health- care points to our coworkers, our patients, their families, our medical staff, partners and the communities we serve. Our focus is more than a hospital or medical buildings; it is a focus on people and their futures. I believe in the power of stories and how
they connect us. In a time when connection is perhaps more valuable than ever, I am proud to present this inaugural publication filled with insight about our organization’s growth, our services and the people behind the compassionate care we are honored to provide daily.
I hope you enjoy this first issue. Most im-
portantly, I hope our focus on your health, future and community shines through with each page turned.
I believe in the power of stories and how they connect us. In a time when connection is perhaps more valuable than ever, I am proud to present this inaugural publication ...
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6 | OZARKS HEALTHCARE | SPRING 2021
THOMAS KELLER
Ozarks Healthcare
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