Dexter, Missouri - Missouri Southern Healthcare will be honored with a visit from Governor Jay Nixon today for a special celebration of the future expansion of the hospital's technology.  Governor Nixon, other area dignitaries, and the Missouri Southern Healthcare team will be on hand for the recognition and celebration of a government-funded grant received by Missouri Southern Healthcare through the MoBroadbandNow Rural Hospital Broadband Connection Grant. 

The press conference will begin at 10:15 this morning, September 5th, 2012 in the main entrance lobby of Missouri Southern Healthcare.  Refreshments will be offered immediately following the presentation. 

Grant funding will help to expand and enhance broadband accessibility and adoption specifically in regard to the support of utilizing electronic healthcare record management.  The transition from a paper based system to an electronic system is a large undertaking that requires added equipment and process for your local hospital.  This change in operations delivers a host of efficiencies to our community and the patients of MSH.

The Rural Health Broadband Initiative supports rural hospitals and health clinics in under served cities and towns with the last-mile connection and ongoing service.  Healthcare professionals and providers need access to broadband to offer telemedicine services, electronic health record management, patient registration and data collection, digital imaging and transmission, professional development and training along with other applications through online resources.

For more information about today's event, contact Amy Ellinghouse, Marketing Director, at 573.614.1970.

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