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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.

As of Tuesday, May 31, Ozarks Healthcare Dermatology is now operating at 1210 N. Kentucky Ave. in West Plains (previous location of Ozarks Healthcare Orthopedics and Spine and Podiatry).

A group of Ozarks Healthcare staff will host a special market, craft, and yard sale on Saturday, June 4, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Parkway Center Parking Lot located at 1211 Porter Wagoner Blvd. in West Plains. Ozarks Healthcare staff will be the vendors for this event.