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Dr. Anthony Campbell, board-certified general surgeon, recently joined Ozarks Healthcare. Originally from St. Louis, Dr. Campbell previously practiced as a locum physician at Ozarks Healthcare. Dr. Campbell now enjoys officially calling the Ozarks Healthcare operating room “home.”

As Ozarks Healthcare continues to expand, the health system is bringing advanced services, including wound care and pulmonology, to its outlying clinics. Wound care is the latest addition to health services at Ozarks Healthcare in Gainesville.

Ozarks Healthcare Therapies was recently able to gift a pediatric patient, Jessi Minnich of Winona, a Hoyt Lift System and shower chair thanks to funding through the Ozarks Healthcare Foundation.

While school is out of session for the summer across the Ozarks, Ozarks Healthcare’s Zizzer Clinic is open through the end of June, providing healthcare services for students. The Ozarks Healthcare Zizzer Clinic is part of a special collaboration between the health system and the West Plains School District and is located on the school’s campus.

Ozarks Healthcare and the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) will host a blood drive on Friday, June 17, from noon until 6 p.m. at the Willard Hunter Classroom in the Ozarks Healthcare Parkway Center at 1211 Porter Wagoner Blvd. in West Plains.

In observance of Brain Awareness Month in June, Ozarks Healthcare will offer a free community education dinner on Tuesday, June 28. Dr. Clara Applegate, neurologist at Ozarks Healthcare Neurology, will speak about identifying stroke, stroke prevention tips, the critical importance of seeking stroke treatment, and stroke recovery. The dinner is free, but reservations are required.

Ozarks Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Center (BHC) is currently accepting registrations for a therapeutic youth summer camp. Trained therapists and staff from Ozarks Healthcare’s BHC will be onsite for the duration of the camp to share communication skills, coping mechanisms, self-esteem tips, and more education regarding mental health with participating youth. The camp will also include traditional summer camp aspects, such as arts-and-crafts sessions, games, and field trips.

Ozarks Healthcare Therapies will be offering a safe, encouraging environment for kids to improve muscle strength, coordination, concentration, and body awareness through a special yoga class.