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Planning for the future We are excited about the project under way at our flagship hospital in south Springfield. We are building a 310,000-square-foot addition to Cox Medical Center South. This new patient tower will connect to Cox South's existing tower and will house the Dee Ann White Women's and Children's Hospital, the Jared Neuroscience Center, and will include room for future expansion. We are planning for the future, to meet the area's health care needs for the next 20 to 30 years. Our main hospital tower was designed in 1983, and it has served us – and the people of southwest Missouri – quite well. But looking forward, we know that to continue to provide the absolute best patient care and meet the needs of our growing and aging population, we must have facilities designed for the highest standards of care and efficiency. This new patient tower places us securely at the forefront of health care in the Midwest. The tower will feature all private patient rooms, and once complete will allow us to convert all of the existing rooms in Cox South to private rooms as well. The Dee Ann White Women's and Children's Hospital will include a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Unit and Post-Partum Unit. The new Jared Neuroscience Center will include inpatient care units, plus clinic space for Springfield Neurological and Spine Institute physicians and Ferrell-Duncan Clinic neurologists. We are proud of the care we provide, and we are happy that our professionals will soon be able to provide this outstanding care in the area's best facility, bar none. Steve Edwards, president and CEO CoxHealth president and CEO Steve Edwards, board members and physicians representing neuroscience and women's and children's services at the groundbreaking celebration for the new patient tower. Sick or short on time? Try a convenient eVisit. "Patients who have established a The next time you're feeling CoxHealth Express account with their under the weather, getacare fromat our Find physician clinic can participate in eVisits," says the comfort of your home with BEST HOSPITAL.Dr. Kerry Randolph, medical director an eVisit. Call 269-INFO or visit coxhealth.com. Glenna Muse, a patient of Dr. Timothy Jones at CoxHealth Center Steeplechase and Dr. Terrence Coulter, a pulmonologist, suffers from asthma. of CoxHealth Regional Services. "The patient must have a health issue that does not require a face-to-face visit with their physician or nurse practitioner." "Both doctors know me well and know how my asthma flares up inconveniently," says Glenna. Glenna quickly received a message from Dr. Jones and they began communicating via email. She logged into her CoxHealth Express account and filled out a questionnaire for an eVisit. Her primary care physician, Dr. Jones, was notified by email. The physician makes the decision about whether a patient can be treated through an eVisit or needs to come in to the clinic, explains Dr. Randolph. She says eVisits have been an effective way to visit with her physicians without having to take off work. To sign up for CoxHealth Express, contact your CoxHealth clinic or visit coxhealth.com. Your experts, friends, neighbors.