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accessHealth Archive: HCC AND LIVE WELL CLINICS ADDRESS THE PAIN OF OPIOIDS
Aug 28, 2019 When prescribed and used appropriately, opioids can be a real blessing to patients suffering excruciating pain caused by injury or illness. Used improperly, however, opioids can be crippling and even deadly. For years, drugs like oxycodone, hydrocodone,...
accessHealth Archive: RICHARD’S ‘SERVANT-LEADER’ APPROACH PROPELS HCC & CLINICS AS NATIONAL MODEL
Aug 28, 2019 Toniann Richard, CEO of Health Care Collaborative (HCC) of Rural Missouri, is part of a lineage of crop and beef producers. Raised in Herington, Kan., just south of Junction City, her grandfather advocated for farmers and even ran for local office. At...
accessHealth Archive: SAMUEL U. RODGERS HEALTH CENTER TO TRANSITION OWNERSHIP OF LEXINGTON-BASED CLINIC TO HCC OF RURAL MISSOURI
Mar 10, 2020 Like a food desert, a health care desert is a place where it’s difficult to access affordable, high-quality health care. Nearly two decades ago, Lexington, Missouri was a health care desert. Today, this rural town of roughly 4,555 residents is a national...
accessHealth Archive: HCC’s Suzanne Smith: The Consummate Connector Between Community, Health, and Social Care
Jan 9, 2021 As Chief Network Development Officer of Health Care Collaborative (HCC) of Rural Missouri and its Live Well Community Health Centers, Suzanne Smith prioritizes community connection and helping those in need. Smith has worked with HCC for six years and in...
accessHealth Archive: HCC Rides Offers Friendly and Flexible Solution to Rural Transportation Gaps
Jul 5, 2021 HCC Rides, formerly a partner of Missouri Rural Health Association’s HealthTran, is an innovative transportation program bridging the gap in public health access. The program, put on by the Health Care Collaborative (HCC) of Rural Missouri, will begin...
accessHealth Archive: HCC Meshes Behavioral Therapy to Help Individuals Manage Diabetes
Aug 2, 2021 The Health Care Collaborative (HCC) of Rural Missouri is taking a novel approach to diabetes management by integrating behavioral health therapy to assist diabetics in making lasting lifestyle changes. In a recent HCC podcast, John Bradley, patient care...
accessHealth Archive: After Losing Her Home in a Fire, HCC Offered a Hand Up
Nov 5, 2021 This GivingTuesday, HCC Asks for Your Support. Your Generosity Goes a Long Way in Supporting Those in the Community Who Need it Most “It was on Christmas Day – the kids were outside playing, saw smoke, and came running inside the house.” For many, the...
accessHealth Archive: HCC Mobile Units Strive to Bring Health Care to All
Dec 3, 2021 HCC Network’s new mobile units are bridging the access gap in health care. In addition to their existing medical van, the organization recently acquired a dental unit and a second medical unit to be used for behavioral health. HCC Outreach Coordinator...
