Posts by Andre Negrete

Stormont Vail Health’s Mother & Baby Department is proud to announce the availability of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) for expectant mothers, providing women with more personalized choices in their childbirth journey. This emphasizes our commitment to supporting patient choice and supporting safe, evidence-based care for families in our region.

This month, we’re proud to celebrate two outstanding team members as our May 2025 Person of the Moment recipients: Social Worker Kristi Skinner (Care Transformation) and Licensed Clinical Therapist Matt Dittmer (Behavioral Health). Through creative problem-solving and collaboration with community partners like the Mobile Access Partnership (MAP) of Topeka and the Topeka Street Dog Coalition,…

When You Give Your Best, You Deserve the Best Alofa is more than a success story—she’s one of us. As a patient care technician (PCT) with our Perioperative Services team, Alofa Mariner gives her best every day. With support from our Weight Management program and bariatric surgery, she lost more than 150 pounds—and gained newfound…

Dear Community Partners, Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews. We Celebrate DAISY Award Winner Chudney Williams Kudos to Chudney Williams, a labor and delivery nurse at our Flint Hills Campus, for receiving a DAISY award after helping a patient ease her anxieties. “Chudney laughed with me. She made me feel as though I was…

Dear Community Partners, Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews. In this week’s issue: Stormont Vail Health Now Offers Ion Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy Stormont Vail Health now offers Ion robotic-assisted bronchoscopy. This powerful new screening tool can detect lung cancer earlier, safer, and with greater precision. Our pulmonary team can reach tiny, hard-to-access lung nodules without…

Dear Community Partners, Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews. Stormont Vail Recognized for Team Safety Culture The efforts by the Stormont Vail team to grow in its safety culture was highlighted in a recent Mayo Clinic Care Network News article. The article shares information about the Steps for Safety program, which included an escape…

Dear Community Partners, Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews. Stormont Vail Health Reverified as Level II Trauma Center Stormont Vail Health is proud to announce the successful completion of its trauma center reverification by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma, a nationally recognized gold standard for trauma care excellence. Since earning…