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Memorial Hospital, ComWell partner to bridge gaps in healthcare continuum

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RED BUD, Ill. — In July 2021 ComWell and Chester Memorial Hospital joined forces to combine their quality care initiatives to bring Randolph County and surrounding areas a more comprehensive and effective approach to behavioral health care. As the need for mental health and substance misuse services continues to increase, Chester Memorial Hospital and ComWell […]

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Memorial Hospital releases October 2021 newsletter

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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital in Chester has released its October 2021 Newsletter “The Lamp”.   In this quarter’s issue of The Lamp:   COVID-19: What we Know & Antibody Treatments Rural Health Clinics News Therapy & Sports Rehab Center News Welcome New Providers Sleep Lab Re-Accreditation COVID-19Vaccinations and BoostersQ&A Taking Steps to Reduce Falls Breast

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ComWell, Sparta Community Hospital partner to increase access to psychiatric care

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RED BUD, Ill. — ComWell and Sparta Community Hospital are expanding psychiatric service accessibility by partnering to contract two psychiatric care providers through a shared staffing model. This collaborative solution came after closely monitoring “Access to Care” data that reflected room for improvement of increased access to care by decreasing the wait time for Randolph

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Avoid a ‘Monster Mash’ on the roads this Halloween

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JEFFERSON CITY – As little ghosts and goblins embark on their quests for candy this weekend, the Missouri Department of Transportation is urging trick-or-treaters and drivers to stay alert for each other.            According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, children are three times more likely to be struck and killed by a car on

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ACLU files suit over transgender healthcare coverage

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SPRINGFIELD – On Tuesday, the ACLU of Missouri joined law firm Zuckerman Spaeder in filing a complaint against Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., The Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. Group Health Benefit Plan, UMR, Inc., and Quantum Health, Inc. for denying medically necessary healthcare coverage in violation of ERISA, the Parity Act, and federal and

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Schmitt joins suit to stop federal funding of abortions

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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt Monday joined a lawsuit brought by Ohio and ten other states against the Biden Administration, challenging a federal rule change that would allow taxpayer dollars to be used to encourage and support abortions. The lawsuit, filed yesterday in the U.S. Southern District of Ohio, seeks to reinstate rule changes

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Perryville Police report

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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 31-year-old Dustin Barron of Perryville was charged with third degree assault and resisting arrest October 14th. Police say they were dispatched to the 400 block of North Pine Street at 12:42 a.m. by a report of a subject possibly under the influence of narcotics.

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