Cross Trails Medical Center

TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO ALL WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, RACE, CREED, DISABILITY OR ECONOMIC STATUS WITHIN THE DESIGNATED SERVICE AREA.

THE CENTER PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES FOCUSED ON PROVIDING PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO MEET THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM NEEDS OF PATIENTS. DURING 2023 THE ORGANIZATION HAD 19,967 MEDICAL CARE SERVICE ENCOUNTERS. MEDICAL SERVICES OFFERED AT ALL FOUR CLINICAL SITES INCLUDE: PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, PREVENTIVE HEALTH SCREENINGS AND ADULT IMMUNIZATIONS, ACUTE CARE FOR MINOR ILLNESS OR INJURY, CHILDREN'S CARE, INCLUDING IMMUNIZATIONS AND WELL CHILD CHECKS, ADOLESCENT HEALTH, PEDIATRICS, GERIATRICS, WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING FAMILY PLANNING AND ANNUAL GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMS.

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SPECIAL PROGRAMS TO PATIENTS INCLUDING: CHRONIC DISEASE PROGRAM THE FOCUS OF THE CHRONIC DISEASE PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS, SUCH AS DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DEPRESSION. LIVING WITH A CHRONIC DISEASE IS EASIER WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. CROSS TRAILS MEDICAL CENTER WORKS ONE-ON-ONE WITH PATIENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS TO MANAGE THEIR CHRONIC DISEASE. SOME OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: GROUP EDUCATION CLASSES, CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING SERVICES, SELF-MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, AND DIABETIC FOOT EXAMS. OUTREACH CROSS TRAILS MEDICAL CENTER IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN ALL FOUR COMMUNITIES SERVED, INCLUDING BOLLINGER COUNTY, CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, STODDARD COUNTY, PERRY COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. CROSS TRAILS MEDICAL CENTER WORKS WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES AND AGENCIES TO HELP PATIENTS RECEIVE ACCESS TO SERVICES. A FULL-TIME CASE MANAGER IS AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS TO HELP THEM FIND NEEDED SERVICES. MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM A PART-TIME PATIENT ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR IS ON STAFF TO HELP PATIENTS COMPLETE PAPERWORK FOR THE MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE LOW-COST MEDICATIONS, IF THEY QUALIFY FINANCIALLY. SHOW-ME HEALTHY WOMEN PROGRAM CROSS TRAILS MEDICAL CENTER IS A PARTICIPANT IN THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE. THE SHOW-ME HEALTHY WOMEN PROGRAM PROVIDES PAP SMEARS, CERVICAL EXAMS AND MAMMOGRAMS FREE OF CHARGE. VACCINES FOR CHILDREN THE VACCINES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM PROVIDES VACCINES AT NO COST TO CHILDREN WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE VACCINATED BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO PAY.

THE CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ORAL HEALTH SERVICES AT ALL FOUR OF ITS CLINICAL LOCATIONS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY LICENSED DENTISTS AND REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENISTS. PREVENTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE: CLEANINGS, FLUORIDE APPLICATIONS, SEALANTS, X-RAYS, AND EXAMS. ROUTINE CARE INCLUDES: RESTORATIONS, MINOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES, DENTURES, ORAL SCREENINGS, FILLINGS, ROOT CANALS, AND CROWNS AND BRIDGES. PATIENTS NEEDING SPECIALIZED SERVICES SUCH AS ORTHODONTICS, COMPLICATED ORAL SURGERY, LIMITED ENDODONTICS OR FIXED PROSTHETICS ARE REFERRED TO SPECIALISTS. DURING 2023, THE ORGANIZATION HAD 12,493 DENTAL SERVICE ENCOUNTERS.

THE CENTER PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PATIENTS THROUGH LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER. THE LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER COLLABORATES WITH THE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS TO BEST MEET THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF PATIENTS. IN A CONFIDENTIAL AND COMFORTABLE SETTING, PATIENTS RECEIVE HELP WITH STRESSES IN LIFE THROUGH: INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, OR FAMILY COUNSELING, LEARNING HOW TO COPE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS, AND FINDING WAYS TO ADJUST TO TRANSITIONS OF LIFE SUCH AS MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, AGING OR THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE. DURING 2023, THE ORGANIZATION HAD 841 MENTAL HEALTH ENCOUNTERS.