Health News

CEO Update: Dialysis Center construction progress

Go behind the scenes with CMH CEO Michael Calhoun and Dr. Rusty Davis for an exclusive look at the CMH Dialysis Center—currently under construction and set to open this winter. You’ll hear how the new space will bring together the Nephrology Clinic and dialysis services in a more efficient and patient-friendly setting.

From panoramic windows in the dialysis treatment area to the ability to receive care at home, every detail was designed with patient comfort and autonomy in mind. Read the blog post or watch the video.

CEO UPDATE: DIALYSIS CENTER CONSTRUCTION

Open house for Hickory County Ambulance Station

Citizens Memorial Hospital and Ozarks Community Health Center will host an open house at the newly constructed CMH Hickory County Ambulance Station on Friday, Aug. 22, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., at 18572 1st St. in Hermitage.

OPEN HOUSE INVITATION

Sports physicals are still available at walk-in clinics

If your child needs a sports physical for fall athletics, you need to act fast before fall practices begin. Even though free sports physical days are past, you can still get physicals during walk-in hours at any CMH clinic. Cost is $44.

WALK-IN LOCATIONS

New physicians

Zachary Carel, M.D., emergency medicine

Medical school: University of Minnesota Medical School – Twin Cities
Residency: Emergency medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, Virginia
Board eligible with the American Board of Emergency Medicine

Jeffrey R. Frerking, M.D., pediatrician

CMH Pediatric Clinic
Medical degree: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock
Residency: University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine Pediatric Residency in Tulsa
Board eligible with the American Board of Pediatrics

Zadesha Gordon, M.D., geriatrician

Caring for residents at Citizens Memorial Health Care Facility and other long-term care facilities
Medical degree: American University of Antigua, Osbourn, Antigua
Residency: Internal medicine at Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
Fellowship: Geriatric medicine at Harvard Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Board eligible with the American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine

Dylan Schwindt, M.D., general surgeon

CMH General Surgery Clinic
Medical degree: University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine
Residency: General surgery at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia
Board eligible with the American Board of Surgery

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