Citizens Memorial Hospital

Citizens Memorial Hospital Providing compassionate care for all generations by leading physicians, exceptional health care team.

Kristine Stockton, PFT, retired today (Jan. 8) after 34 years with CMH. She worked as a respiratory therapist for Home M...
01/08/2026

Kristine Stockton, PFT, retired today (Jan. 8) after 34 years with CMH. She worked as a respiratory therapist for Home Medical Equipment from 2002-2016, then transferred to the hospital. Congratulations on your retirement, Kristine! Thank you for your service and dedication to CMH.

Mary Simmons, in Environmental Services, retired Dec. 31 after more than 18 years at CMH. We are grateful for her contri...
01/07/2026

Mary Simmons, in Environmental Services, retired Dec. 31 after more than 18 years at CMH. We are grateful for her contributions in cleaning the PACU and Recovery areas in the Ambulatory Surgical Center Surgical Department. Have fun in retirement, Mary!

As cases of flu, RSV, and other respiratory illnesses increase, CMH Birth Place is taking extra steps to protect our pat...
01/07/2026

As cases of flu, RSV, and other respiratory illnesses increase, CMH Birth Place is taking extra steps to protect our patients and newborns.

We appreciate your support by following these guidelines. At this time, children age 14 and younger are not permitted to enter The Birth Place. If you are experiencing any of the symptoms listed below, we kindly ask that you do not enter The Birth Place. Symptoms may include:
Fever, cough, trouble breathing, body aches, fatigue, vomiting, or diarrhea, or have been in close contact with someone who has any of these symptoms. Please wait to visit until you have been free of fever and symptoms for at least 24 hours.

Thank you for helping keep our patients and newborns safe.

Today, we celebrated Katie Wohnoutka, RN, a business intelligence analyst in the Information Services Department, on her...
01/05/2026

Today, we celebrated Katie Wohnoutka, RN, a business intelligence analyst in the Information Services Department, on her retirement after 30 1/2 years at CMH. She began working in the Emergency Department in 1995.

We appreciate all you have done for CMH through the years, Katie. Enjoy your retirement!

Citizens Memorial Hospital is happy to welcome the first baby of 2026!Baby Benjamin Mitchell Denney was born at the CMH ...
01/02/2026

Citizens Memorial Hospital is happy to welcome the first baby of 2026!

Baby Benjamin Mitchell Denney was born at the CMH Birth Place at 2:04 a.m. Jan. 2 to Mitchell and Annie (Roberts) Denney of Morrisville. He weighed 8 lb. 2 oz. and measured 23 inches long. He arrived one week early and is the couple’s first child.

Proud grandparents are Robert and Suzie Denny of Strafford and Alan and Tammy Roberts of Bolivar.

Benjamin was delivered by Shelly Meents, M.D., who practices at CMH OB/GYN Clinic in Bolivar and was on call for Ashley Lane, D.O.

Congratulations to the Denney family!

As we welcome 2026, we wish you and your family health, happiness and all the best in the year ahead. From your friends ...
01/01/2026

As we welcome 2026, we wish you and your family health, happiness and all the best in the year ahead. From your friends at Citizens Memorial Hospital, Happy New Year!

From our CMH family to yours, wishing you a safe, joyful and blessed Christmas.
12/25/2025

From our CMH family to yours, wishing you a safe, joyful and blessed Christmas.

12/22/2025

We celebrated the opening of the CMH Dialysis Center with a ribbon-cutting and open house last week. Watch the video to see highlights from the event and learn how this new center will serve our community.

Today we celebrated the upcoming retirement of Cathie Williams, human resources coordinator. Cathie is retiring Dec. 31 ...
12/18/2025

Today we celebrated the upcoming retirement of Cathie Williams, human resources coordinator. Cathie is retiring Dec. 31 after 24½ years of dedicated service to CMH. She began her career at the CMH Daycare and joined the Human Resources team in 2002, where she has supported countless employees with professionalism, care and commitment.

Thank you, Cathie, for your years of service to CMH, and best wishes in your retirement!

Thank you to the Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce, our community, employees and friends of CMH for joining us for the CM...
12/17/2025

Thank you to the Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce, our community, employees and friends of CMH for joining us for the CMH Dialysis Center ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house. More than 250 people attended the Dec. 16 event.

“This center allows us to bring dialysis expertise directly to our campus and will transform how we care for patients with nephrology and dialysis needs,” said Michael Calhoun, CEO/executive director of CMH and the Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation. “It’s truly a game-changer in the way we provide care at CMH.”

Watch the KY3 story at https://bit.ly/49fVjfd

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65613

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About CMH

Citizens Memorial Hospital is an integrated healthcare system devoted to exceptional patient care provided by leading physicians and caring staff. Opened in 1982, CMH is located in Bolivar, Missouri, and serves Benton, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Hickory, northern Greene, Polk and St. Clair Counties.

In addition to hospital services, CMH includes 34 primary care and specialty care physician clinics, Senior Health Center, rehabilitation services and ambulance services in four counties.

Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation includes six long-term care facilities, one residential care facility, five independent living communities, homemaker plus, home health, hospice, health transit services, home medical equipment, and two retail pharmacies.

CMH was awarded the prestigious Davies Award of Excellence by the Health Information and Management Systems Society, which recognizes the innovative efforts associated with CMH’s patient electronic medical record system. CMH also was named a Most Wired Innovator and Most Wired organization, and was named one of the Top 10 Rural Hospitals in America. CMH is one of the 10 largest employers in southwest Missouri, and is a three time Missouri Quality Award recipient (2018, 2014 and 2010), which is modeled after the coveted Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award.