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Comprehensive
Care
Residents
of Callaway County enjoy a comprehensive community health network anchored
by Callaway Community Hospital. It's a complete continuum of care for
Callaway County and surrounding areas.
CALLAWAY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Whether patients need emergency care, surgical services, diagnostic care or preventive medicine, the dedicated medical staff at Callaway Community Hospital offers personalized, quality care with compassion, dignity and respect. The medical staff is committed to meeting the growing health care needs of the community. Callaway Community Hospital operates as a 49-bed acute care facility. It provides primary medical care as well as related outpatient skilled nursing and community health services. Surgical, diagnostic imaging, CT, MRI, respira-tory therapy, laboratory and 24-hour emergency services are just a few of the services offered. Childbirth and breastfeeding classes enhance a modern health/delivery room for obstetrical services. The Health and Wellness Center extends rehabilitation and physical therapy services. Callaway Community Hospital's Specialty Clinics, located across the street from the hospital, offer a large spectrum of services for the convenience of community members. Services offered include cataract surgery, hearing testing and hearing aid care, podiatry, diabetes counseling, and pulmonary and cancer care. Community Home Care is a home-health agency providing home services for the community. The dedicated staff of professional nurses and therapists assists residents of Callaway and surrounding counties in recuperating at home from illnesses or surgery. They specialize in patients with joint replacements, wounds, IV therapy and acute episodes of diabetes, heart problems and strokes. An assortment of community education services enhances the health care network of Callaway Community Hospital. Programs are offered for various age groups. A walking path within the hospital promotes wellness through the Hall Walkers' Program. Flu shots, CPR, blood pressure screenings, industrial medicine and blood drives encourage health maintenance. Callaway Community Hospital also has a very active auxiliary consisting of over 125 members. The auxiliary provides scholarship awards for area students and donates funds to the hospital for various equipment needs. Annually, the auxiliary awards several $1,000 scholarships to Callaway County students who are interested in some aspect of the medical profession. FULTON STATE HOSPITAL Fulton State Hospital, the oldest mental health facility west of the Mississippi, supplies area-wide care for people facing mental illness. Currently, the hospital has a capacity of 484 beds and is renowned for its provision of highly specialized rehabilitation programs specifically designed for people with severe and persistent mental illness. The hospital works tirelessly on behalf of those they serve to help them recover from their illnesses, enabling progressive movement from more- to less-structured environments and an eventual return to the community and to a healthy and productive life. Fulton serves the 31 counties in central and northern Missouri. Fulton State Hospital is linked to the region's publicly funded network of community mental health centers, which offer outpatient and short-term services. When these facilities are no longer able to care for persons with long-term treatment needs, Fulton State Hospital steps in. Patients are referred to Fulton State Hospital on either a voluntary or involuntary basis. Today, over 500 patients come to the hospital to receive the most advanced medication, counseling and rehabilitative services available in modern therapy, offered in a compassionate and professional manner by highly skilled experts and professionals. As always, Fulton State Hospital treats patients with the ultimate goal of returning them to full and active lives within their communities. OTHER HEALTH SERVICES Individual and family needs for dental, chiropractic, optometric and other types of health care are well served in the area. Instead of driving long distances, these services are all here within the community. For senior adults, the area has several assisted-living complexes. Often, residents are able to live mostly independently but are provided with meals and varying levels of assistance. Some are simply looking for friendship and social interaction, while others require some form of medical attention. For people who need 24-hour-a-day residential care, the area provides two skilled nursing facilities.
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