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Faith Community Health Center provides income-based services.
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Faith Community Health Center provides income-based services.

Branson clinic enters provider agreement with Mercy

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Faith Community Health Center Inc. penned a provider agreement for its Branson clinic.

Through the deal, Mercy providers will see patients at Faith Community Health's 610 S. Sixth St. clinic, according to a news release. The financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.

The decision came after Dr. Scott Washburn, the clinic's provider since February 2020, announced he was exiting for his residency program in another area.

Faith Community Health's clinic provides income-based primary care, mental health, vision and prescriptions for the medically underserved in Stone and Taney counties, according to the release.

“Caring for everyone, including those without the means to pay, is exactly why Mercy was founded,” said Craig McCoy, president of Mercy Springfield Communities, in the release. “As we celebrate our 130th year in the Springfield area, and look back on our time as the first health care provider in the region, we want to continue to create collaborations like this one, which aligns so wonderfully with our heritage.”

In a Facebook post this week teasing the Mercy news, Faith Community Health officials said the arrangement would allow the clinic to be open year-round. With one provider previously, the clinic had to close whenever he was away.

“Our relationship with Mercy will ensure continuity of care for our patients," said Kenn Tilus, executive director of Faith Community Health, in the release.

Faith Community Health was founded in 2010, according to its website.

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