SSM Health to shut down Lake Ozark Clinic

[Sherman A1]

LAKE OZARK — SSM Health is shutting down their Lake Ozark Walk-In Clinic, leaving patients to travel close to an hour for medical care.

SSM Health clinic patients received a letter dated Nov. 19 informing them the clinic would be shutting down effective Dec. 31.

The letter sent to patients offers alternate locations in either Jefferson City or Tipton for continued SSM Health medical treatment. Each of those locations are about an hour away for Lake Ozark residents.

SSM Health said they must concentrate their resources to where they are most needed, which can result in the closure of clinics. SSM Health has not given further specifics as to why they are closing their Lake Ozark location. KRCG 13 reached out to SSM Health several times for the specific reason behind the closure and a breakdown of specific locations patients will now have to travel for care. KRCG 13 also asked the hospital system whether or not employees will be displaced from their jobs, but have not heard back.
https://krcgtv.com/news/local/ssm-health-shuts-down-lake-ozark-clinic

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Seems like this is ongoing w/ all medical providers in the Ozarks...

Getting to the point that folks need to travel to either Springfield MO or further afield to get to appointments, dental, etc., especially now since more and more clinics get closed in rural MO (basically the entire middle of MO, except the Joplin, Spfd, KCMO, STLMO areas)...