New clinically integrated network will support quality improvement, care coordination and value-based care while preserving local independence
Clinton, Mo. – (September 10, 2026) – Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) has joined 23 other independent Missouri hospitals to form the Show-Me High Value Network, a statewide collaboration designed to strengthen participating hospitals individually while improving healthcare quality, affordability and value in the communities they serve.
“As Chair of the Show-Me High Value Network Board, I have had the privilege of working with leaders from independent healthcare organizations across Missouri to help build this collaboration,” said Craig Thompson, CEO of GVMH. “Together, we are creating a model that provides the benefits of scale and shared resources while preserving the local independence that allows us to stay focused on the patients and communities we serve.”
The cornerstone of the network is a clinically integrated network, or CIN, designed to expand the value of care. The network provides a framework for hospitals and providers to collaborate on quality improvement, care coordination, data sharing and value-based care to the benefit of more than 1.8 million Missourians served by hospitals in the network.
GVMH will engage with network members on committees focused on the quality and valueof care. Through this work, participants will benefit from systems that enhance quality and care coordination while reducing administrative burdens for providers. The committees also will develop a common set of quality measures, and lead implementation of a clinical data-sharing platform to support the members’ work with insurers on value-based care arrangements and best practices.
Additionally, the network will establish a committee of operational leaders to share best practices, discuss opportunities and challenges, and identify strategies to improve efficiency across member organizations.
“By aligning around quality improvement, care coordination and value-based care initiatives, we can achieve more together than we could individually,” Thompson said. “These efforts will help us improve outcomes, operate more efficiently and continue delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.”
While participants will collaborate through the Show-Me High Value Network, each hospital remains independent and locally governed. The network is designed to provide the advantages of scale and shared resources without requiring hospitals to give up local decision-making. Additional services will be optional for participants and available where engagement best fitstheir local needs.
“The Show-Me High Value Network reflects a shared commitment to strengthening local healthcare across Missouri,” said Thompson. “We are proud to help lead this effort and confident it will support our mission of improving health, expanding access and preserving independent healthcare for future generations.”
About the Show-Me High Value Network
The Show-Me High Value Network is a collaboration of independent Missouri hospitals working together to strengthen local healthcare, improve quality and care coordination, support value based care and preserve the ability of member hospitals to remain independent and responsive to the communities they serve. Learn more about the network at ShowMeHVN.org.
Show-Me High Value Network Partners include Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, Mo.; Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton, Mo.; Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, Mo.; Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs, Mo.; Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Mo.; Community Hospital – Fairfax in Fairfax, Mo.; Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, Mo.; Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Mo.; Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany, Mo.; Hermann Area District Hospital in Hermann, Mo.; Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo.; Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Mo.; Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Mo.; Pershing Health System in Brookfield, Mo.; Phelps Health in Rolla, Mo.; Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana, Mo.; Ray County Hospital and Healthcare in Richmond, Mo.; Salem Memorial District Hospital in Salem, Mo.; Samaritan Hospital in Macon, Mo.; Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Mo.; Washington County Memorial Hospital in Potosi, Mo.; and Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, Mo.
