Our Organization

CMH is an expanding, regional, fully integrated healthcare system serving an eight-county area of approximately 100,000 residents in rural Southwest Missouri.

Memory care

The system includes an 86-bed acute care hospital with 34 physician clinics, six long-term care facilities, Home Health, Hospice, Health Transit and Medical Equipment programs.

CMH was awarded the prestigious Davies Award of Excellence by the Health Information and Management Systems Society and has been recognized for its innovative efforts associated with its organizational patient electronic medical record system. CMH was named a Most Wired and Most Wireless Hospital and one of the Top 10 Rural Hospitals in America. CMH is one of the 10 largest employers in southwest Missouri. In 2010, 2014 and 2018, CMH was awarded the Missouri Quality Award, which is modeled after the coveted Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.

Physician Satisfaction is in the TOP QUARTILE NATIONWIDE and physician turnover is far below the national average!

The hospital boasts a Cardiac Cath Lab, PACS radiology system, MRI, Pet-CT, DaVinci and state-of-the-art, fully implemented and award-winning Electronic Medical Record program just to name a few.

A $77 million expansion and remodeling of the hospital will begin in 2023. Planned improvements include:

  • Medical/Surgical: Transitioning all rooms from semi-private to private, increasing pediatric rooms from one to six, and increasing ICU beds from eight to 12.
  • Surgery: Adding a third operating room and shell of a room that could house a fourth operating room in the future.
  • Emergency Room: Increasing beds from twelve to twenty-one and adding of a six-bed unit designed specifically for behavioral health patients.
  • Cardiac Cath: Constructing two cardiac catheter units and replacing the current modular unit to support planned growth in the cardiology department.
  • Laboratory: Consolidating off-site location due to growth in tests performed in recent years.
  • Cafeteria and Dietary: Expanding for an improved experience for patients and visitors.
  • Facilities: Upgrades to ventilation, filtration, air handling, boilers, chillers, water heaters, medical vacuum pumps, and fire alarms.

Physician benefits at CMH include:

  • Competitive salary
  • Retirement and profit sharing opportunities
  • Relocation allowance
  • CME allowance
  • Paid Malpractice Insurance
  • Medical, dental and life insurance