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Dear Community Partners,

Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews.

  • 🛷🎄✨ Stormont Vail Health is Bringing Santa to Topeka Saturday!
  • Walk With an APP – Junction City
  • Warm and Thankful Event Shines
  • KHA Advocacy All Star: Congratulations, Sarah!
  • “To Your Health” on WIBW-TV this Thursday
  • JOBS SPOTLIGHT

🛷🎄✨ Stormont Vail Health is Bringing Santa to Topeka Saturday!

Join us for the Miracle on Kansas Avenue Parade, where Stormont Vail is proud to feature the official Santa float! Enjoy lights, laughter, and holiday cheer. The fun starts at 5:30 p.m.

Stormont Vail team members will also be participating in the Emporia Chamber Christmas Parade TONIGHT at 7 p.m. See Event Details

Walk With an APP – Junction City Smart Strategies for Diabetes: Simple Steps That Make a Big Difference

Dec. 6, 2025 • 9–10 a.m. • Old Junction City High School Football Field

Join Michael Prichard, PA-C, Family Medicine specialist at our Flint Hills Campus, for real-world approaches and small changes that make a big difference in managing diabetes.

Warm and Thankful Event Shines!

Our annual Warm and Thankful Celebration in Topeka was a success thanks to the generous donations of our team members! Their time, energy, and creativity brought joy to our community and made this season a little brighter.!

Congratulations, Sarah!

We’d like to recognize Sarah Evans-Simpson, MSN‑FN, RN, TCRN, SANE‑A, SANE‑P, Forensic Nurse Supervisor, on her selection for the 2025 Kansas Hospital Association (KHA) Advocacy All‑Star Training. The multi‑day program prepares hospital leaders to advocate effectively at the local, state, and federal levels—culminating in hands‑on simulations such as mock bill hearings and testimony practice.

“To Your Health” on WIBW-TV this Thursday

Annie Buckland, Injury and Violence Prevention Coordinator discusses winter and fall safety in Thursday’s “To Your Health” segment that airs at 10 p.m. on WIBW-TV, Channel 13. The segment typically repeats at 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. Fridays on 13 News This Morning and is posted on wibw.com.

*Missed last week’s episode featuring Cydney Cooper discussing how her and her family spreads kindness by giving back with a Thanksgiving meal to our NICU families and team members?

JOBS SPOTLIGHT

  • Pharmacy Tech 2 – SV Retail Pharmacy • FT – Day
  • Acute Care LPN/RN – 5 North Stroke/Neuropsych • FT – Day
  • Financial Counselor – Pre-Registration • FT – Days (Open)

Stormont Vail Health is always looking for the BEST talent to join our team. See these jobs and other current openings at www.stormontvail.org/careers.

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