Achievements and Expansion

CMH continues to expand services to meet many health care needs throughout the eight-county service area in southwest Missouri. Here are highlights of recent achievements.

2024

Opened the CMH Health and Wellness Clinic. The clinic provides wellness visits and hospital transitional care services for patients without a primary care provider.

Opened the CMH Nephrology Clinic in September. Broke ground on the CMH Dialysis Center in November.

2023

Opened the CMH Behavioral Health Transitional Clinic as part of Butterfield Park Medical Center. The mental health clinic provides prompt care while patients are waiting to establish care with a CMH behavioral health provider.

Established the CMH Research Department to expand clinical research studies beyond the areas of Alzheimer's Disease and migraine headaches.

Launched the Mobile Integrated Healthcare program.

Began online scheduling for screening mammogram appointments.

Added Save My Place for patients to save their place in line at select clinics with walk-in hours.

2022

Stephens Pharmacy expanded in 2022 with the opening of Stephens Pharmacy-Urbana in March. The telepharmacy location is at Ozarks Community Health Center’s new Urbana Clinic. A HIPAA-compliant telepharmacy platform allows for virtual prescription verification and live video counseling with patients.

CMH Dermatology Clinic opened in August.

2021

CMH Urology Surgical Clinic opened in January.

Willard Rehabilitation Clinic opened in July.

2020

CMH launched its Stryker’s Mako Robotic System in January for total knee and hip replacements. CMH was the first hospital in southwest Missouri to offer robotic-arm-assisted total knee and hip applications with the Mako System. The system uses a unique surgical plan to identify the implant size, orientation and alignment based on each patient’s anatomy.

CMH Orthopedic & Spine Center began offering walk-in orthopedic care in August.

CMH responded quickly after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March. The hospital system opened a COVID-19 hotline, offered new options for virtual care and set up drive-thru testing.

The CMH Infusion Center partnered with Community Infusion Services beginning in July to expand outpatient infusion services.

CMH's monoclonal antibody infusion program improved outcomes for patients with COVID-19. The program was central to the hospital's COVID-19 response and strategy to reduce the need for hospitalization.

2019

CMH and Stephens Pharmacy in Bolivar merged retail pharmacy operations.

2021

CMH Willard Medical Center and Walk-In Clinic opened in December. The 8,500-square-foot facility offers primary care, daily walk-in care and several medical specialties.

2020

The Dallas County Family Medical Center expanded in February. The 2,571-square-foot addition added a dedicated walk-in clinic wing.

2019

Lake Stockton Healthcare Facility opened. The 90-bed, 50,292-square-foot facility replaced the previous facility built in 1975.

2017

El Dorado Springs Medical Center and Walk-In Clinic opened. The clinic offers primary care and daily walk-in hours.

2023

CMH began providing student medical services at Southwest Baptist University's on-campus health clinic. CMH also continued a partnership for sports medicine care for SBU student-athletes.

2022

CMH and Bolivar Schools began a partnership to provide telehealth services for Bolivar R-1 students and staff while at school. The Bolivar Schools Navigator program helps students and staff stay at school with minor illnesses.

2020

CMH began partnering with Dallas County R-1, El Dorado Springs R-2, Osceola Public Schools and Stockton R-1 schools for counseling services. CMH provides on-site counseling and therapy services to students during regular school hours.

2019

School-based therapy started with the 2019-2020 school year. CMH Pediatric Clinic partnered with Bolivar R-1 Schools to provide on-site counseling and therapy to students during regular school hours.