Acreage that was once farmland will soon return to its roots, as CoxHealth adds a farm to help feed its patients and employees. The farm, created in partnership with Springfield Community Gardens (SCG), will be located across Primrose Street from Cox South. It will grow a variety of seasonal produce…
Author: Kaitlyn McConnell, CoxHeath, for SGFNN
Women of the Ozarks will soon have several opportunities to receive a free screening mammogram. CoxHealth is partnering with Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks to offer the exams for underinsured and uninsured women. They will be held on four different days in the coming weeks: Aug. 23: Cox North…
Springfield Community Gardens (SGC) is growing – but this time, it’s not food. It’s space. The food-sharing garden group has moved into the Cox North kitchen, where a portion of the facility allows for the expansion of services, as well as education. “We already had a garden adjacent to the…