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Dear Community Partners,
Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews.

• Winter Safety Tips to Keep it Moving: Next Walk With A Doc
• Recognizing Our Team at the Kansas ACC Chapter
• Celebrate National Blood Donor Month – Give Life Today🩸
• Todd Crane, M.D., Featured on KMAN Radio next Monday
• “To Your Health” on WIBW-TV this Thursday
• JOBS SPOTLIGHT

Winter Safety Tips to Keep it Moving: Next Walk With A Doc

👟 Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026
🕘 9 to 10 a.m.
📍 Junction City Municipal Building (700 N. Jefferson St.) Join Dr. Jason Butler, Emergency Medicine Specialist, for a one-mile walk about winter safety and fall risk prevention.

Recognizing Our Team at the Kansas ACC Chapter

Big congratulations to our colleagues who represented us at the Kansas Chapter of the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) 12th Annual Cardiovascular Symposium:

• Patrick O’Day, Pharm.D., B.C.C.P. – Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
• Chen Hoe Chow, M.D., F.A.C.C. – Planning Committee Member
• Nilay Patel, M.D., F.A.C.C. – Planning Committee Member

Their collaboration and fresh insights strengthen statewide partnerships and drive the best care our patients deserve. Thank you for exemplifying the expertise and dedication that set our team apart!

Celebrate National Blood Donor Month – Give Life Today🩸

January is National Blood Donor Month! Your donation can save up to three lives.

• Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026
• 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
• Centennial Rooms A & D, Stormont Vail Hospital

Walks-ins welcome, or you can sign up at savealifenow.org/group Use group code TPKS.

Todd Crane, M.D., Featured on KMAN Radio Next Monday

On Monday, Jan. 26 at 9 a.m., Todd Crane, M.D., Emergency Medicine Specialist at the Flint Hills Campus, will join Mike Matson on Within Reason with Mike Matson to kick off Stormont Vail Health’s 2026 guest appearances. Dr. Crane will offer insights on “When to Go to the ER vs. Urgent Care,” along with a bit of ER myth‑busting.

As a main sponsor of the show, Stormont Vail Health is proud to highlight the people, work, and stories shaping the health of our region. Tune in live on KMAN 1350 AM, 93.3 FM, or 93.7 FM, or stream online here. You can also listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or Audible.

“To Your Health” on WIBW-TV this Thursday

Amber Groeling, Registered Dietician and Stormont Vail Health Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Program Manager, discusses the new federal dietary guidelines in this 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 with Dr. Randall Schumacher with Pediatric Care discussing the new CDC vaccine recommendations?

JOBS SPOTLIGHT

• CT Technologist – Radiology CT Scan – FT – Day
• Strategic Planning Business Coordinator – Strategy & Business Development – FT – Day
• Acute Care RN or LPN – Behavioral Health Adult – FT – Night (Open)
  

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