Missouri Highlands Health Care (MHHC) is expanding services in Poplar Bluff. This page will serve as a central location for updates, announcements, and commonly asked questions, including insurance questions, as we complete the transition.
Press Release
Press Release Announcing Acquisition Copy
Latest Updates:
December 18, 2025 – Missouri Highlands Health Care has acquired the Saint Francis Poplar Bluff Campus (Coppertop). Services will transition over time as required approvals are completed.
January 21, 2026 – During the week of February 2 through February 6, 2026, Missouri Highlands Health Care will be actively transitioning systems and welcoming new team members.
During this time, questions related to appointments, medication refills, lab work or results, and visit-related care or follow-up will be fully available beginning Monday, February 9, 2026, when the appropriate staff members are available by phone.
Throughout this transition week, team members from other departments will be assisting with answering calls and general questions. Please note that during this time, they may not yet have access to patient records or provider schedules.
We understand that transitions like this can be challenging, and we appreciate your patience. Our team is working diligently to complete all necessary processes so we can continue providing high-quality, coordinated care to our patients.
February 2nd, 2026 – As of February 2, 2026, the Coppertop building is now under the operation of Missouri Highlands Health Care.
This week, we are onboarding new team members and getting our systems fully up and running. During this transition:
• All services will be closed this week, except Urgent Care
• Urgent Care hours: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Urgent Care will be closed on Saturdays: 2/7 and 2/14
Q&A
The operational transition is anticipated to continue through January 30. During this time, some Saint Francis providers and specialists will continue seeing patients on the Poplar Bluff campus. Missouri Highlands Health Care (MHHC) will begin operations on the campus following completion of the transition. As MHHC completes required state and regulatory approvals, not all services will be immediately available on site, including laboratory and imaging services. Availability will vary as services transition.
Missouri Highlands Health Care will begin operations at the Coppertop facility onFebruary 2, 2026.
Several providers currently practicing at this location have expressed interest in continuing to care for patients here once Missouri Highlands Health Care begins operations. While contracts are still being finalized, we cannot say with absolute certainty at this time; however, we are very optimistic that most providers will remain at the Coppertop facility.
Our goal is to maintain continuity of care for patients whenever possible.
As contracts are signed, we will continue to update the provider list on our website. If you do not see your provider’s name listed, it simply means we have not yet received confirmation or the contract has not been finalized. We appreciate your patience as this information continues to be updated.
NOT Joining MHHC:
– Kristerpher Brimberry, FNP (Behavioral Health)
– Stacey Grays, FNP (Behavioral Health)
– Dr. Naveed Mirza (Behavioral Health)
– Diane Silman, LCSE (Behavioral Health)
– Camellia Vermillion, FNP (Behavioral Health)
Who have signed contracts to stay!:
– Amber Maples, FNP-BC (Pediatrics)
– Amy Robertson, FNP-BC (Primary Care)
– Chris Martin, LCSW (Behavioral Health)
– Claudia Preuschoff, MD (Pediatrics)
– Debra Robertson, MD (Pediatrics)
– Derry Dye, MD (Pediatrics)
– Edith Hickey, MD (Primary Care)
– Elizabeth L’Heureux, FNP-BC (Primary Care)
– James Wilkerson, MD (Primary Care)
– Jeffry Till, LCSW (Behavioral Health)
– Juliaetta N. Bratton, CPNP-PC (Urgent Care)
– Kenneth Li, MD (Primary Care)
– Lindsay McVey, FNP-BC (Pediatrics)
– Martha Margreiter, MD (Pediatrics)
– Melinda Taylor, LCSW (Behavioral Health)
– Rebecca Compton, FNP-C (Urgent Care)
– Sandi Reese, FNP-BC (Primary Care)
– Shanna Carr, RD, LD (Primary Care)
– Shaun Ross, MD (Endocrinologist)
– Sheila Cannon (Behavioral Health)
– Stephane Dobbs, FNP (Urgent Care)
– Skyler Kinsey, MD (Pediatrics)
– Vivian Crites, FNP-C (Primary Care)
Yes. The providers located on the 4th floor (IMA) will remain a Saint Francis service and will continue to lease the 4th floor space. These providers are not part of the Missouri Highlands Health Care transition and will continue operating as Saint Francis on the 4th floor.
Yes. Missouri Highlands Health Care is in network with most major insurance plans, including:
Anthem BCBS, Aetna, Devoted, Ambetter, United Healthcare Community, Cigna, Humana, and Healthy Blue. Along with Medicaid and Medicare.
For providers who are new to Missouri Highlands Health Care, there may be a temporary delay of approximately 60 days while insurance enrollment with health plans is completed. This is a standard process, and the timing is determined by insurance companies.
During this insurance enrollment period, patients have several options:
– You may choose to see your provider and may be responsible for any out-of-network costs, depending on your insurance plan.
– You may reschedule your appointment for a later date once your provider is enrolled with your insurance.
– You may apply for our sliding fee discount program.
– You may see an established Missouri Highlands Health Care provider who is already in-network at another MHHC location or clinic in Poplar Bluff.
If you plan to continue seeing the same provider at the Coppertop facility under Missouri Highlands Health Care, you do not need to request your medical records. Missouri Highlands Health Care will have access to your records so your care can continue without interruption.
You only need to request your medical records if you choose to transfer care to a different provider with a different health care organization.