NOTICE

Due to the current COVID-19 situation, the HK’s Hospital Benefit Golf Tournament scheduled in June, 2020 has been cancelled. As Lake Regional responds to COVID-19, it is important for us to focus on our community needs. Therefore, a special fund has been created to support Lake Regional’s work in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. The Lake Regional COVID-19 Response Fund will be used to address our areas of greatest need: support for critical care staff treating this respiratory illness, such as personal protective equipment and ventilators, and upgrades to the intensive care unit. We will be reaching out to all of our past sponsors to request their continued support through a donation to the Lake Regional COVID-19 Response Fund. If you would like to make a contribution please visit our website at www.lakeregional.com and select the donate now button and enter COVID-19 in the comment box. We appreciate everything that you do for Lake Regional and please be safe.

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Our History

In the early 1970s, a group of community-minded, lake-area residents realized the need for medical services to treat existing homeowners and the growing second homeowner, retiree and tourist populations. Then, the closest hospital was 50 miles away. Many people who suffered trauma, heart attacks or other serious health conditions did not survive because medical assistance was not immediately available.

Harold Koplar, founder of The Lodge of Four Seasons, was one of the visionaries who believed the area needed a hospital. To help provide funding, the HK’s Annual Hospital Benefit Golf Tournament (named for Koplar) was established. In January 1978, Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital, later renamed Lake Regional Hospital, opened its doors.

Our Growth

Each year, the nonprofit hospital grew, investing income over expenses and charitable contributions into providing more health care services for the lake region. Because of generous contributions and sound fiscal management, the hospital now is a regional health system, providing trauma services, surgery and complete cardiac, cancer and orthopedic care.