Announcing the "2021 Rural Health Champion Award" Winners!!

Winners Announced! Missouri 2021 Rural Health Champion Award

Individual Champion Award Winners:

CONGRATULATIONS goes to Chelsea Smith, an employee with the Osage County Health Department and Osage County R-II School District, for being voted Missouri’s Rural Health Champion Individual Award Winner for 2021.

Click here to view the nomination for the 2021 Individual Award Winner: Chelsea Smith.

CONGRATULATIONS goes to Dr. Kelly Cochran, an associate professor at University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy at MU and an adjunct clinical assistant professor in the University of Missouri-School of Medicine, for being voted Missouri’s Rural Health Champion Individual Award Winner for 2021.

Click here to view the nomination for the 2021 Individual Award Winner: Kelly Cochran.

CONGRATULATIONS goes to Sunil Mungee, formerly CEO and President of Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems, for being voted Missouri’s Rural Health Champion Individual Award Winner for 2021.

Click here to view the nominations for the 2021 Individual Award Winner: Sunil Mungee. 

CONGRATULATIONS goes to Dr. Terry Hall, a retired physician as of August 2021, for being voted Missouri’s Rural Health Champion Individual Award Winner for 2021.

Click here to view the nominations for the 2021 Individual Award Winner: Dr. Terry Hall.

Group Champion Award Winners:

CONGRATULATIONS goes to Bethany Medical Clinic Mid-Level Provider Teams located in Bethany, Missouri, for being voted Missouri’s Rural Health Champion Group Award Winner for 2021.

Click here to view the nomination for the 2021 Group Award Winner: Bethany Medical Clinic Mid-Level Provider Teams.

CONGRATULATIONS goes to Community Clinic of Southwest MO – Staff and Volunteers located in Joplin, Missouri, for being voted Missouri’s Rural Health Champion Group Award Winner for 2021.

Click here to view the nomination for the 2021 Group Award Winner: Community Clinic of Southwest MO – Staff and Volunteers.


Congratulations to our winners on their well-deserved honor!

Thanks to you and all the nominees, for all you do for your patients and your communities!