Direct Line with Steve Edwards for 4/12/2019

April 12, 2019 Newsroom, Lamar, Springfield

Legislators join our effort to protect health care workers

CoxHealth is addressing the workplace violence issue in health care on many fronts including legislatively. I appreciate our elected officials including U.S. Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley and Representative Billy Long and their staff who have listened to our concerns and are joining our fight for health care worker safety. Senator Blunt is making important progress in protecting staff by ensuring a fair approach to the CMS survey process in Missouri hospitals. At this week’s American Hospital Association convention in Washington, D.C., Senator Blunt highlighted the issue of patient and employee safety. Senator Blunt is calling on CMS and OSHA to work together on a “regulatory framework that allows us to protect patients and staff at the same time, without jeopardizing compliance with regulations from either organization.”

CoxHealth welcomes a new physician

​​​​​John Yannucci, II, MD, has joined Cox Medical Group and is seeing patients at Cox Barton County Hospital in Lamar​.

Nurses recognition event

Registered nurses working across CoxHealth were honored for their advancement in nursing excellence and professional achievement during the 10th Annual Nursing Recognition event. In addition, ten nurses received nursing awards for clinical excellence, leadership, inspiration, RN preceptor and rising stars.

Cox College succeeds at preparing nurses

Cox College’s 90 percent NCLEX pass rate for fall 2018 Associate of Science in Nursing graduates is higher than the national average of 85 percent. NCLEX, the National Council Licensure Exam, is a nationwide exam for the licensing of nurses in the U.S.

Passion project is a ‘miracle’ for patient

I always enjoy hearing all of the ways our employees and providers are making a difference in the lives of our patients. This touching story is a great example.

CoxHealth honors its volunteers

CoxHealth volunteers were recognized this week for all they do to support our employees, patients and families. Events were held at our hospital campuses to recognize volunteers who gave more than 200,000 volunteer hours at CoxHealth in fiscal year 2018.

Charity of the month focus on children

Child advocacy is our April charity spotlight. CoxHealth’s seventh annual diaper drive is underway. In support of Isabel’s House, blue pinwheels are being displayed in front of Cox South and Cox North for child abuse and neglect prevention awareness.

CoxHealth in the news

  • KOLR-10 reported on CoxHealth’s partnership with the Missouri Treasurer’s office for MO ABLE, a savings plan for disability-related expenses.

  • CoxHealth contributed information to stories in Springfield Business Journal, Springfield News-Leader and KOLR-10 about its position on medical marijuana.

  • CoxHealth’s efforts to alert the community of a phone scam were shared by KOLR-10, KTTS, KY3/KSPR, KSMU, SBJ and Ozarks Independent.

Voice of the patient

"When I needed to see my own PCP, I was able to schedule online in the evening and get an appointment to be seen the next day. Just a few weeks later, I needed to get my son established with a new PCP. I called 269-INFO, got the white glove treatment, and was set up with an appointment for him to be seen by a new MD the very next day.”

Thanks for reading,

Steve

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