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Posted on: July 14, 2021

Media availability at 3 p.m. today at Public Safety Center

MEDIA ALERT

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department will hold a media availability today at 3 p.m. at the Public Safety Center at 330 W. Scott St.

Leaders from the Health Department, Office of Emergency Management, CoxHealth and Mercy Springfield will provide an update on a funding request to establish an Alternate Care Site in response to the growing needs for acute care in Greene County due to COVID-19.

Questions can be directed to Aaron Schekorra, Public Health Information Administrator, at 417-380-2556.

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⇐Previous Media availability at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at MSU Next⇒ Media availability at 2 p.m. today at Springfield Fire Station #5

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