CoxHealth, with a medical staff of more than 560 physicians, is the sponsoring hospital for the residency program.

CoxHealth is unique with its strategy of integration, uniting various providers with services ranging from behavioral health to home health into one network of care designed to meet the needs of more than 900,000 people in a 25-county service area in southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The health system includes Cox North Hospital, Cox Medical Center South, Meyer Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Hospital, Cox Medical Center Branson, Cox Barton County Hospital and Cox Monett Hospital, with more than 1,000 beds total.

CoxHealth is the only locally owned, not-for-profit health system based in Springfield. It is Missouri’s first hospital system accredited by DNV-GL Healthcare for quality and patient safety. All six hospitals, as well as our outpatient centers and provider-based clinics, hold this national distinction from DNV’s accreditation program, the National Integrated Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. CoxHealth is the only Springfield hospital named for four consecutive years to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Hospitals list and is recognized by CareChex, the medical quality rating division of Comparion, as among the top 10 percent U.S. hospitals for overall medical care in medical excellence and patient safety.

Locally owned and not-for-profit health system established in 1906
1,014 beds total in the health system
Level I Stroke Center
Level 3 NICU with 28 private rooms
Recognized as Best Regional Hospital, U.S. News & World Report
Intensive Care Unit – 37,000 square foot, 76 critical care beds
More than 4,460 babies born annually
1,229 total physicians in the CoxHealth Network and 12,140+ employees

Six hospitals, more than 80 regional clinics
Level I Trauma Center – 2,400+ trauma patients each year
Level I STEMI Center
Top 100 Integrated Health Network
150+ primary care physicians
250,918 emergency, urgent care and trauma visits annually
Partnership with Ferrell Duncan Clinic, a multispecialty group

Clinic Site

The Family Medical Care Center, located on the seventh floor of the Wheeler Heart & Vascular Center, is the base of the clinical practice of our CoxHealth track. The area was completely remodeled in 2022. Our clinic is recognized as an NCQA Level III Patient-Centered Medical Home.

Faculty physicians and residents see patients on a regular basis in our clinic, and each resident becomes the primary physician for a number of families that they follow throughout their residency.

One of the largest clinics in Springfield
Broad scope of care
Specialty clinics include: Minor surgery, Hep C, Colposcopy/LEEP, Dermatology, Gender-Affirming Care, Maternal Fetal Newborn, Gynecology
In-house ultrasound machine, DRI, OMT tables, dermatoscope and more

Level 3 (highest) Patient Centered Medical Home
Case management, pharmacy resident, and behavioral health support
EMR since 1996, current EMR is Cerner