JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) -- A Freeman volunteer, who knits caps for infants at the hospital, drops off her 2,000th cap since 2019.

Freeman Hospital opened its doors June 1, 1925, in the former home of Joplin businessman John W. Freeman at 2008 Sergeant Ave., with a staff of 19 nurses and five doctors. A century later, it is the ...

Almost 75 years after opening as Freeman Community Hospital, this community’s independent health care system is preparing for ...

Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System opened its Freeman Fort Scott (Kan.) Hospital on Sept. 4. The 10-bed acute care hospital also comprises a six-bed emergency department. Freeman Health shared ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — As demolition operations on the old Freeman building are underway, locals are using the time as an opportunity to reflect on the building’s history. The building was established in 1922 ...