Back to School Services
Jefferson City Medical Group offers a wide variety of back to school services at more than one location. Express Care of JCMG Services include: Walk-In Sports Physicals 7 days/week Flu shots beginning in late August/ September Strep Tests Quick care for any illness, without an appointment 4 Convenient Locations (573) 634-HURT Main Building 1241 W. […]
United Way Fundraisers at JCMG
Jefferson City Medical Group is working with United Way of Central Missouri to help raise money for their 2019 campaign. Come eat tacos, meet Lt. Gov. Kehoe, and shop at JCMG all to support our community! Rebel Tacos for United Way July 24, 11am-1pm Rebel Tacos will be coming to JCMG between 11:00 am – […]
Welcome, Dr. Tamara Hopkins
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Jefferson City Medical Group is pleased to welcome Tamara Hopkins, M.D., who joins JCMG Oncology & Hematology on July 1. Together with her team, Dr. Hopkins serves Mid-Missouri with a combined total of over 100 years’ experience treating cancer and caring for patients. After graduating medical school at the University of […]
Long-Time Mid-Missouri Dermatologist John DeSpain, M.D. Joins MMG
Jefferson City Medical Group is pleased to welcome dermatologist and dermatopathologist John DeSpain, M.D., to Missouri Medical Group (JCMG’s regional extension). Dr. DeSpain, well-known in the Mid-Missouri community, will launch a new practice opening March 4, 2019: Missouri Medical Group Dermatology. Dr. DeSpain attained his undergraduate and medical degree and completed his dermatology residency at […]
MID-MISSOURI CARDIOLOGISTS NOW SEEING PATIENTS AT JCMG
Jefferson City Medical Group is pleased to announce that cardiology services have returned to the JCMG campus. Cardiologists from Missouri Heart Center (MHC) are now seeing patients at JCMG weekly. Missouri Heart Center cardiologists John Verbsky, M.D., PhD; James T. Elliott, M.D., F.A.C.C.; Mozow Zuidema, M.D., PhD; and Mark Stampehl, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.H.F.S.A each practices […]
JCMG Hires New VP of Marketing and Business Development
Jefferson City Medical Group is pleased to welcome Jamie Patterson as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.
Online Search for Weight Loss Programs in the Community
Identifying Quality and Avoiding Fraud A recent article from a major medical journal examined whether weight loss program descriptions available online offered enough detail to help physicians and consumers identify high-quality programs using evidence-based strategies within their community. Characteristics examined were those assessed in the 2013 research update and consensus by The Obesity Society, American […]
Facts about High Blood Pressure
Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Normal arteries are smooth and flexible, and blood flows easily through them. As the blood moves through your arteries, it puts pressure on the artery walls. This is your blood pressure. High blood pressure (also called hypertension) occurs when […]
Improved Hearing Restores Quality of Life
It is a general consensus that approximately 28 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss. That is one in every ten people! Chances are, everyone knows at least one person with some degree of hearing loss. Many hearing-impaired people live in denial, believing that their hearing is no less than normal. The truth is, […]