Community Training Center

Ozarks Medical Center has been designated as a community training center (CTC) by the American Heart Association to provide basic life support classes to the community.

Classes offered include:
Heartsaver CPR, CPR for Family and Friends, and CPR in Schools

For more information or to register for these classes, call 417/ 257-6793 or E-mail jennifer.wheeler@ozarksmedicalcenter.com

Prenatal Classes

Prepared childbirth classes help expectant mothers prepare for the birth of their child. Topics include breathing, relaxation, support, labor and delivery and cesarean section; new parent skills classes, including self-care, baby care, infant bathing, safety, immunizations and circumcision. Preparing for breastfeeding classes provide the expectant mother with important information she will need to breastfeed her new baby.

All classes begin at 6 p.m. and are in the Parkway Classroom.


For more information or to register for these classes, call 417/ 257-6440 or E-mail joanna.patillo@ozarksmedicalcenter.com

First Aid

This is a four-hour course designed by the American Heart Association. Basic First Aid emphasizes accident prevention and prepares participants to provide temporary assistance until medical help arrives.

Group classes also are available for your business, organization or social group.

For more information, call 417/ 257-6793 or E-mail jennifer.wheeler@ozarksmedicalcenter.com

Diabetes Education “Living with Diabetes Classes”

This class provides information about Diabetes Mellitus and offers tools for managing this disorder. Healthcare professionals will encourage and empower participants toward making choices which result in an improved quality of life. This class is open to anyone wanting to learn about diabetes management.

Classes are held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month in the Willard Hunter Classroom in the main medical center. To register, please call 417/ 257-5901.

 
First Responder

This course is designed to teach advanced first-aid skills and knowledge to enable the First Responder to stabilize the sick or injured until an ambulance arrives.

Group classes also are available for your business, organization or social group.

For more information, call 417/ 257-6793 or E-mail jennifer.wheeler@ozarksmedicalcenter.com
Freedom from Smoking

(A five-week, six session program developed by the American Lung Association to help smokers quit smoking for good)

Sponsored by Ozarks Medical Center and South Central Public Health

Classes will be held at in the OMC Shaw Medical Building located at 1111 Kentucky Avenue in West Plains.

Upcoming Orientation Dates:

TBA

For more information, call 417/ 257-6793 or E-mail jennifer.wheeler@ozarksmedicalcenter.com

Life After Loss

A free, four-part series hosted by Riverways Hospice of Ozarks Medical Center to help people deal with the death of a loved one. Topics to be covered include the normal physical and emotional responses to grief, understanding the phases of the grief process, your emotions and how to deal with them, practical strategies for how to deal with life day-by-day, and living in the present and building for the future.

Pre-registration is encouraged because class size is limited. For more information or to pre-register, call Riverways Hospice of OMC at 417/ 256-3133 or toll-free 800/ 995-3597.

Schedule of upcoming classes:
TBA

Shaw Medical Building, 1111 Kentucky Ave.
West Plains, Mo.
Facilitator: Volunteer Chaplain Coordinator Ron Richardson

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As a new patient making your first visit to the clinic, you should arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time to pre-register. It is important that you fill out all information completely to assist the clinic staff in taking care of your medical and insurance needs. All medical records are completely confidential. Please bring all insurance cards with you at the time of service. We recommend that you make an appointment. This may not always be possible, but scheduled appointments will help avoid delays in receiving treatment. To make an appointment, call the clinic in your area during regular clinic hours. If you cannot keep your appointment, please notify us at least a day in advance so we may assign your appointment to another patient. Walk-in patients are welcome, however, emergencies and scheduled appointments (including routine lab work) take priority over walk-in patients. Most of our clinics offer X-ray and laboratory services to assist in your treatment. All procedures require orders from a physician. Services not available at our clinics, or in your community, can be provided at Ozarks Medical Center and arranged by the Ozarks Medical Center Physicians and Clinics. For more information regarding Ozarks Medical Center Srvices, call 417-256-9111. In order to provide greater access to care in rural areas, all OMC clinics employ Registered Nurse Practitioners (RNP) and/or Physician Assistants (PAs). These are registered healcare professionals who have received additional education and training to allow them to perform many of the services normally povided by a physician. Services provided by RNPs and PAs include gathering a patient's medical history, providing physical examinations and offering certain treatments. RNPs and PAs also can diagnose conditions and prescribe and/or administer medicine. They can even specialize in specific areas of care - all under a physician's supervision. These health care providers assist us in maintaining a high level of care in our clinics.