Cape Girardeau, Missouri - Saint Francis Medical Center welcomes emergency medicine specialists Charles Dodson, DO, FACEP, and Martin Blake, MD, as new providers in the Emergency Department. They join 11 other emergency providers in Saint Francis’ Emergency and Trauma center, the region’s only state-designated Level III Trauma Center.

Dr. Dodson comes to Saint Francis from Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. He earned his medical degree from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his emergency medicine residency at Brooke Amery Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. 

Dr. Blake, who previously worked as an attending physician in the emergency department at Greenville Health System in Greenville, South Carolina, earned his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Portsmouth, Dominica, and completed his emergency residency at Louisiana State University Health in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 

Saint Francis Medical Center is a 308-bed facility serving more than 713,000 people throughout Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas. Guided by its mission to provide a ministry of healing and wellness inspired by its Christian philosophy and values, the Medical Center has become a progressive, innovative regional tertiary care referral center. Saint Francis’ major service lines, which have received national recognition, include the Neurosciences Institute; Orthopedic Institute; Family BirthPlace, featuring the region’s first Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Heart Hospital; Emergency and Level III Trauma Center; Cancer Institute; and Fitness Plus. 

Route FF in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews partially overlay the roadway. 

The section of roadway is located from Route E to Route 114.

Weather permitting, work will be performed Tuesday, April 3 through Wednesday, April 4 from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

The work zone will be marked with signs.  Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.

For additional information, contact MoDOT’s Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT 

 

WILLOW SPRINGS - Route KK in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews partially overlay the roadway. 

The section of roadway is located from Route 114 to the end of state maintenance.

Weather permitting, work will be performed Wednesday, April 4 through Thursday, April 5 from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

The work zone will be marked with signs.  Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.

For additional information, contact MoDOT’s Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT

 

WILLOW SPRINGS - Route N in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews partially overlay the roadway. 

The section of roadway is located from Route E to US 60.

Weather permitting, work will be performed Monday, April 2 through Tuesday, April 3 from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

The work zone will be marked with signs.  Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.

For additional information, contact MoDOT’s Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT (

NATE stands for North American Technician Excellence and is an independent organization that certifies installation or service technicians with a knowledge-based test. Organizations that are part of the NATE coalition include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

The NATE test is not easy, and not all technicians pass it the first time. The NATE certification verifies that the technicians who pass are the best in the trade when it comes to knowledge and experience installing or servicing your home heating or cooling system.  NATE Certification is achieved through taking a series of tests that certify a professional in one or more specialty areas.

The tests, are divided into installation, service, and senior technician paths and offer specialties in Air Conditioning and Air Distribution to Oil Furnaces and Commercial Refrigeration. The knowledge-based exams are developed by industry experts and are the only tests supported by the HVAC/R industry.  Specialties include heat pump, air conditioning, air distribution, oil heat and gas heat. 

NATE-certified professionals are recognized by the industry—and more importantly consumers—as experts in the field. NATE Certification also ensures that consumers will receive proper installation and service of all HVAC/R equipment the first time—saving time, energy and money, and resulting in better bottom line results.

According to NATE, nearly 90% of consumers prefer a certified technician to service their HVAC/R needs.