Posts by Andre Negrete

This summer, Stormont Vail Health welcomed the next generation of healthcare professionals through our Summer Scrubs program. During this immersive, weeklong experience, high schoolers entering their senior year gained hands-on insight into what it’s like to work in various healthcare roles. Throughout the week, students stepped beyond the classroom and into real-world environments, from the…

Dan Hewes Honored for 37-Year Career After 37 years as a sonographer, Dan Hewes retired from our Emporia Clinic on June 30. Our Emporia team celebrated his nearly four-decade career with a retirement party last week. We are grateful for Dan and the impact he made through his service. Wishing the best for him in…

ONE SIGN: Simplifying Patient Rights Signage Stormont Vail Health is rolling out ONE SIGN, a new approach to displaying required patient rights and regulatory information across our facilities. Instead of multiple flyers and desk-level postings, required information will now be displayed on one standardized, large-format sign at the entrance of each building. This approach ensures important information is…

One Name. One System. ONE Stormont Vail. Cotton O’Neil has been a defining part of the Stormont Vail Health system since 1995. Now, we are taking a patient-centered step to fully align our clinics and services under one unified name: Stormont Vail Health. This change reflects how care is already delivered today—through one connected system…

Dear Community Partners,Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews. Patient Experience & IT on KMAN Radio Renea Wilson, System Director Patient Experience, and Christie Bergeron, System Director IT Applications, will share how we’re strengthening patient experience and using technology to support more connected care. Tune in at 9 a.m. on June 18: To Your Health:…

Dear Community Partners,Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews. Flint Hills Campus Reaches 104 Days Without Major Safety Event We’re proud to recognize our Flint Hills Campus for another win: 104 days (and counting) without a significant safety event. “This milestone reflects what’s possible when our teams stay focused on safety and support one another…

Dear Community Partners,Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews. Memorial Day Clinic Holiday Hours: Monday, May 25, 2026 Plan ahead and share this information with patients, family, and friends who may need care during the holiday. CLOSED OPEN Emporia Campus Groundbreaking Celebration Thank you to everyone who joined us last Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking…

Dear Community Partners,Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews. Stormont Vail Team Members Recognized for Local Leadership We’re proud to celebrate two team members recognized through Leadership Greater Topeka (LGT); Emersen Frazier Freeman and Laurie Rueschhoff. Both will receive recognition at the 2026 Leadership Greater Topeka Graduation & Gala on Friday, May 15, at Prairie…