Cox Barton County Hospital

Monday: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Tuesday: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Wednesday: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Thursday: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Friday: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Saturday: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Sunday: 12:00 am - 12:00 am

Cafeteria

The cafeteria is open daily from 6:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Visitors are welcome to eat in the cafeteria. 

Meals are served at the following times:

Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Dinner: Grab-and-go items are available until 6:30 p.m.

We accept major credit cards and checks.

Vending Machines

Vending machines for snacks and drinks are located near the main lobby, next to the dining room. Beverage vending machines are also located on the inpatient hallway. 

Patient Dining

Your food service will include a menu of nourishing, well-balanced meals that are an important part of your treatment and recovery. CBCH makes every effort to provide nutritious meals that are prepared according to your doctor's orders. 

Patients are served at the following times:

Breakfast: Between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Lunch: Between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Dinner: Between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Occasionally, your meal may be delayed if you are scheduled for a special test or treatment. Whenever possible, you will be served after your examination or test.

Guest Meals

One guest meal per patient may be purchased and delivered with the patient's meal. Simply purchase ahead of time in the Business Office. 

For parents and sitters of patients who are 15 years old and younger, one guest meal tray is provided with each patient meal tray. A guest tray is also provided for sitters of patients requiring 24-hour physician-ordered care.

Our gift shop offers a wide variety of magazines, cards and gifts, and some toiletry items. View our gift shop page for locations, contact information and hours.

The term “swing bed” refers to the way Medicare reimburses for care. It allows you to remain in the same bed, same room, receiving the same level of nursing care, but services are billed differently.

After inpatient surgery or another hospitalization, some patients no longer need acute care but are not quite ready to return to home or a nursing facility. Others may have been hospitalized far from home and still need care, but may receive it in their local hospital. Cox Barton County Hospital’s swing bed program is a caring solution for these situations.

Learn more about skilled nursing and swing beds in this video.

Administration 417-681-5104

Admissions 417-681-5100

Cardiology 417-681-5590

Diabetes education 417-681-5259

Environmental Services 417-681-5148

ER 417-681-5208

Golden City Clinic 417-537-4311

Human Resources 417-681-5107

Laboratory 417-681-5177

Maintenance 417-681-5234

Med One Clinic Family Practice 417-681-5266

Med One Clinic Specialty Clinic 417-681-5284

Medical Records 417-681-5152

Nursing Desk 417-681-5113

Medical Nutritional Therapy Services 417-681-5262

Patient Financial Services 417-681-5227

Patient Rooms 51 & Room Number (ex Room 21 = 5121)

Pharmacy 417-681-5217

Physical Therapy 417-681-5186

Purchasing 417-681-5295

Radiology 417-681-5161

Respiratory 417-681-5191

Social Services 417-681-5109

Surgery 417-681-5275

Approximately 25 volunteers make up Cox Barton County Hospital's Auxiliary and they play an important role in the hospital’s success. The Auxiliary’s mission is to assist patients, families, visitors and staff in an empathetic and supportive manner.

The Auxiliary began shortly after the hospital was built in 1949 and  through the years has raised money and donated to different hospital projects. In recent years, donations helped purchase the player grand piano enjoyed by so many in our front lobby, new recliners for patient rooms and a blanket warmer.

Whether it is an hour each month or every day, Auxiliary volunteers cheerfully donate their skills and talents to support our hospital. Members of the Auxiliary act as greeters, cookie bakers, van or golf cart drivers and brighten lives by delivering mail and flowers to patient rooms. Some give their time to staff the gift shop or to give hand massages to patients and they also generously gives of their time to stitch lap quilts and cloth toys for our patients. 

If you’d like to be a volunteer at Cox Barton County Hospital, contact Barbara Frogue, 417-269-4168.

Patients and guests have access to our free high-speed wireless internet. To connect, search for available networks and select CoxGuest. A password isn't required.

Interpreting services are available for patients as needed.

You'll see our nursing staff using cell phones while on duty. These aren't personal phones. They cannot use them to call or text friends and family. These phones belong to CoxHealth. The phones connect to your medical record. Nurses use the phones to talk to other members of your health care team. They help the nurse give you medicine safely. Your nurse is alerted on their phone when your call light is on so you'll get attention fast.

Each patient room has a CD player. Ask your nurse about music choices.

Call 417-681-5101 and tell the operator you need the rapid response team. Give the patient's room number or location.

Reasons to Call the Rapid Response Team

• Weakness in the face, arms, or legs
• Chest pain or a fast heartbeat
• Change in the color of the skin to pale or gray
• Sudden sweating
• Difficulty walking or speaking
• Change in alertness
• Less awake than normal or agitated
• Sudden loss of consciousness or fainting
• Bleeding or a seizure
• Any change in the way they look or feel

When to Call the Rapid Response Team

• If you feel the patient's medical condition is quickly getting worse
• If you aren't able to get help by calling for the nurse

Chaplains are available for spiritual counseling and support. Ask your nurse or contact the Pastoral Care department. We have a chapel by the Emergency Department.

A dog and their handler will visit your hospital room. They'll help provide comfort and enjoyment as you cope with health problems. Call Volunteer Services or tell your nurse if you want pet therapy. It may take 24 hours to fulfill your request.