OZH TABLE OF CONTENTS


DEPARTMENTS 6


Letter from the President & CEO


OZH Newcomers Foundation Volunteers Pharmacy


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Mental Health 40 16


FEATURES 12 The Boy is Back in Town


Dr. Joseph Barnard returns to West Plains focusing on family medicine. 34 18 Heart & Lung Center


Ozarks Healthcare’s patient-focused specialists deliver convenient diagnoses and treatments of a large variety of cardiopulmonary needs.


22 High Touch Meets High Tech


The latest in technological diagnostic and treatment tools is right here at Ozarks Healthcare.


30 The Doctor is In


Dr. Troy Caron explains why a small hospital environment gives him an advantage over larger health systems.


32 Feel It in Your Bones Meet the skilled orthopedics team at Ozarks Healthcare. 2 | OZARKS HEALTHCARE | WINTER 2021 ON THE COVER:


From Left: Dr. William A. McGee, Dr. Biplab Saha, Dr. Achenkunju George, Dr. Praveen B. Datar, Dr. Muhammad Khan, Dr. Archana Sinha and Julie Gunter, APN.


Photography by James Moore


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