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Free Sports Physicals
All area junior high and high school student athletes can get a free sports physical at one of our Family Care Clinic locations in Adrian, Butler or Rich Hill during the week of June 17-21, 2024. Get the details.
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Mock Crash 2024: Drunk Driving Accident Simulation at Butler High School
This year’s Mock Crash, a collaborative effort of city and county agencies, was one of the best we have witnessed. Students and participants always do an excellent job for this semi-annual staged portrayal of a post-prom drunk driving accident, but there were elements to this one that will stick with...
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BCMH Systems Secure, Nationwide Cyberattack May Impact Information Flow
Recent reports about a company called Change Healthcare in the national media involving a cybersecurity event does not directly impact Bates County Memorial Hospital but does involve claim submissions to all Healthcare and Pharmacies nationwide which affect us indirectly by holding up our claim submissions. It interrupts the information flow....
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Call of the Year Awarded
Bates County Memorial Hospital awarded Paramedic Kyle Larsen and EMT Megan Hall with the Call of the Year Award for their extraordinary efforts during a call in 2023. A ceremony was held in the hospital’s dining room to recognize the emergency medical services team on February 9.
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Montrose Bluejays Donate to Cancer Care
Montrose Bluejays Donate to Cancer Care Montrose R-14 Bluejays donated $1,065 for cancer care at BCMH from their Pink Night fundraising in February. The donation will be used toward the hospital’s Infusion Center renovation. BCMH thanks to the students, coaches, teachers, parents and all who contributed.
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Infusion Center Renovation Update
BCMH has started renovations on a dedicated space for an Infusion Center slated to open in June 2024. Click to and see our progress and learn more about how this renovation will help patients.
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Congressman Mark Alford Visits BCMH
Congressman Mark Alford (Missouri, 4th District) visited Bates County Memorial Hospital on January 25, 2024, and staff members and patients alike enjoyed interacting with him during a quick tour of our hospital. During a meeting with senior leadership, he asked great questions about the unique challenges that independent, rural hospitals...
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Miami Eagles Donate Pink Funds to BCMH Cares
Miami R-I School District donated $712.36 to Bates County Community Health Foundation, designated for the BCMH Cares Mammogram fund. Miami Eagles have dedicated proceeds from their October breast cancer awareness month fundraising projects to this fund for many years. Our thanks to Miami students, teachers and parents for dedicating their...
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BCMH Awarded Grant from Patterson Family Foundation
Bates County Memorial Hospital has been awarded a $50,000 Rural Hospital Medical Equipment and Supplies Grant from the Patterson Family Foundation. Read more about how this will benefit our rural hospital.
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Employee Recognition: Years of Service
BCMH recognized our employees with a Winter Wonderland Employee Recognition Banquet on December 1, including years of service awards. Find out who helps make our hospital and clinics such a great place to work and receive medical care.
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PET Scans Available at BCMH
PET Scans are now available at BCMH in partnership with Shared Medical Services.
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Drive Thru Flu Vaccine Clinics
Get your annual flu vaccine without leaving your car when you attend one of our Drive Thru Flu Vaccine Clinics on either October 5, 2023 or October 20, 2023. No appointment needed if you have seen a Family Care Clinic provider in the last two years. Pull up to the...
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