OCH is Region 7 HPV Vaccine Champion

December 27, 2017 at 5:00 a.m.

by STAFF REPORTS

Westside Eagle Observer/BETH ROBERTS Staff of the Ozarks Community Hospital Noel Clinic pose in front of the building on Noel, Mo., Main Street, at the reception Dec. 8 honoring the clinic as an HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention Champion. Pictured are Scott Taylor, assistant hospital administrator (left); Vicki Plumlee, director of clnics; Donald Jumper, Noel clinic manager; Shelby Alexander, LPN; Tracy Lowry, family nurse practitioner; Dr. David Tucker, physician; Dr. Jerry Jumper, physician; Alma Luevanos, clinic care coordinator; and Citlaly Hernandez, receptionist.
Westside Eagle Observer/BETH ROBERTS Staff of the Ozarks Community Hospital Noel Clinic pose in front of the building on Noel, Mo., Main Street, at the reception Dec. 8 honoring the clinic as an HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention Champion. Pictured are Scott Taylor, assistant hospital administrator (left); Vicki Plumlee, director of clnics; Donald Jumper, Noel clinic manager; Shelby Alexander, LPN; Tracy Lowry, family nurse practitioner; Dr. David Tucker, physician; Dr. Jerry Jumper, physician; Alma Luevanos, clinic care coordinator; and Citlaly Hernandez, receptionist.

NOEL (Mo.) -- The Ozarks Community Hospital clinic at Noel, Mo., received the HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention Champion award at a reception Friday, Dec. 8, at the clinic.

The HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention Champion award is an honor given annually by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society and the Association of American Cancer Institutes. This award is given to a clinic, practice or health system that is effectively working to protect its adolescent patients against Human Papilloma (HPV) cancers by achieving high vaccination rates among 11- and 12-year-old patients.

"After a rigorous review and data validation process of all submissions, you have stood out as a champion from Health and Human Services Region 7," said the CDC adolescent vaccination team. "Congratulations, OCH Noel Clinic! Thank you for all you do to keep patient care our top priority."

Region 7 is a four-state area encompassing Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Visit SharePoint to view the certificate and additional information.

Community on 12/27/2017