Columbia Orthopaedic Group (COG) was founded in 1965 on Broadway in downtown Columbia. It started as a white frame house near Boone Hospital Center. COG built their current 72,000 square feet state-of-the-art facility at Broadway and Keene in 2008. The current facility includes an in-house ambulatory surgery center, doctor offices, exam rooms and an imaging center.
Longtime former Columbia Orthopaedic Group president Dr. Mark Adams joined host Fred Parry Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable.” Dr. Adams, who served as COG’s president for 18 years, emphasizes their humble beginnings and growth. He notes the bedrooms in that 1965 white-frame house served as exam rooms. Dr. Adams tells listeners that COG today sees 700 visits each day, adding they have 27 physicians and more than 225 employees. Mr. Parry and Dr. Adams also discussed numerous other topics on the show, including the $10-billion merger between St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare and Kansas City-based St. Luke’s. Dr. Adams tells listeners that he sees the merger as an attempt to shift the power curve that exists in medicine. Dr. Adams says insurance has had pricing power for many years. They also discussed a number of benchmark developments in Columbia healthcare in the past 40 years, including Columbia Regional Hospital’s 1974 opening. Dr. Adams tells listeners that Boone was very crowded at that time, adding that Columbia Regional, which is behind the Moser’s on Keene and is now Women’s Hospital, essentially became an orthopaedic specialty hospital. Fred and Dr. Adams also reflected on three of COG’s founders: Garth Russell, Glenn McElroy and John Payne:
(LISTEN): Coil Construction owners Randy and David Coil appear on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Columbia-based Coil Construction has built numerous shopping areas, restaurants, medical facilities and entertainment facilities that you and your family members have visited for the past 49 years. They include Columbia’s Missouri Heart Center, Level Up at Columbia Mall, Shakespeare’s South and the Broadway Bluffs shopping center. Randy Coil founded Coil Construction in 1975. His son David is now Coil’s president. David is only the second employee to be company president. Coil Construction owners Randy and David Coil joined host Fred Parry in-studio Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable” program. They addressed the promotion in-detail. Randy Coil tells listeners that 70 percent of second-generation businesses fail nationally. He describes his son as a “relentless partner”, saying David Coil is frequently the first to arrive at the office and the last one to leave. Randy says that work ethic earned him the respect of fellow staff members. They also discussed the importance of culture in a construction company. David Coil tells listeners that Coil Construction has invested money to make sure they have the best people they can possibly afford. They also took a trip down memory lane and discussed Columbia in the 1970s: Dennis Harper of Harpo’s and Enos Stanley Kroenke both were mentioned on the show. Some of you might remember a clothing shop in downtown Columbia called Ladido of London:
(LISTEN): Columbia’s Coil Construction turns 50 next year
A well-known Columbia-based construction company will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year.
Coil Construction was founded by Randy Coil in 1975. Mr. Coil started the company with $500 and a pickup truck.
“The great thing about Columbia is that there’s a real entrepreneurial spirit. And there was one around in those days as well,” Mr. Coil says.
Columbia-based Coil Construction has built countless buildings in the past 49 years that you recognize. Some of them include the Missouri Heart Center in Columbia, Midway USA, Level Up at Columbia Mall, Shakespeare’s South and the Broadway Bluffs shopping center. Randy’s company has built many of the fast food restaurants you’ve eaten at since 1975.
“The things that kind of started us off was some health care work. We were working for a lot of doctors back in the day, Boone Clinic for instance. We did a lot of remodeling work in there, so kind of got us in the health care part of it. Also McDonald’s and Wendy’s, both were expanding. We built several Wendy’s here locally as well as around the state,” says Coil.
Coil Construction owners Randy and David Coil will join host Fred Parry in-studio Saturday morning from 7-8 on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable” program. They’ll discuss numerous topics, including the 50-year anniversary, the importance of culture in a construction company and labor shortages.
(LISTEN): Columbia-based Big Tree Medical founder and a physician promote direct primary care on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
You may have heard a term used in recent years called “concierge level healthcare”, which means direct primary care. Direct primary care means your primary care billing and payment arrangements are made directly with your medical providers, without sending claims to insurance providers. Columbia-based Big Tree Medical founder Dr. Adam Wheeler and Big Tree Dr. Pavel Svintozelsky joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable” program. Dr. Wheeler grew up in southwest Missouri’s Bolivar before earning his undergraduate and medical degrees from Mizzou. Dr. Svintozelsky grew up in Ukraine and graduated from medical school in Washington State. Dr. Wheeler tells listeners that employers should consider Big Tree Medical if they want their health care benefits to be less expensive and better for their employees. He describes direct primary care as a great business model, saying it incentivizes focusing on patients. Dr. Wheeler describes direct primary care as good for patients, doctors and employers. Some who have traditional insurance worry about direct primary care, and some employers do too. But Dr. Wheeler says they should at least consider it, saying the “status quo” has a lot of money behind it:
(LISTEN): Columbia-based Big Tree Medical founder and a physician promote direct primary care on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
You may have heard a term used in recent years called “concierge level healthcare”, which means direct primary care. Direct primary care means your primary care billing and payment arrangements are made directly with your medical providers, without sending claims to insurance providers. Columbia-based Big Tree Medical founder Dr. Adam Wheeler and Big Tree Dr. Pavel Svintozelsky joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable” program. Dr. Wheeler grew up in southwest Missouri’s Bolivar before earning his undergraduate and medical degrees from Mizzou. Dr. Svintozelsky grew up in Ukraine and graduated from medical school in Washington State. Dr. Wheeler tells listeners that employers should consider Big Tree Medical if they want their health care benefits to be less expensive and better for their employees. He describes direct primary care as a great business model, saying it incentivizes focusing on patients. Dr. Wheeler describes direct primary care as good for patients, doctors and employers. Some who have traditional insurance worry about direct primary care, and some employers do too. But Dr. Wheeler says they should at least consider it, saying the “status quo” has a lot of money behind it:
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