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Missouri Athletic Trainer Earns Hall of Fame Honor

Article reposted from BolivarMONews.com
Author: BolivarMONews.com

Morgan Simpson, AT, director of Citizens Memorial Hospital Sports Medicine Center, was one of three individuals inducted into the Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame last month at the annual Missouri Athletic Trainers’ Association Honors and Award Ceremony.

This prestigious award honors medical professionals who have made long standing contributions that have had a significant impact on the athletic training and health care professions. Simpson is a licensed athletic trainer and has a degree in sports medicine and athletic training from Missouri State University, Springfield. He has been the director of the CMH Sports Medicine Center for 19 years.

The CMH Sports Medicine Center is located inside the Ken and Jane Meyer Wellness and Sports Center on the campus of Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar. The staff works closely with the SBU athletic training staff to provide physical rehabilitation services to student athletes. The Center also provides services to area schools including Bolivar, Buffalo, El Dorado Springs, Osceola, Pleasant Hope and Stockton.

For more information about athletic training, call the CMH Sports Medicine Center at 777-7763.