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In this week’s issue: Celebrate Hailey Dion, Sunflower Award Winner 🌻 Hailey shows that meaningful interactions happen through everyday connections, genuine kindness, and helping people feel like they belong—not just dramatic moments. Her warmth and professionalism in each interaction shine, and we’re proud to recognize her with the Sunflower Award for Extraordinary Nursing Support Staff!…
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Dear Community Partners,Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews. We Celebrate Nick Ahlert, DAISY Award Winner 🌼 Compassion. Communication. Extraordinary care. These qualities compelled a patient’s family member to nominate Nick Ahlert, Acute Care RN on the Critical Care Unit (CCU) Pavilion at Stormont Vail Hospital, for the DAISY Award. Celebrate Valory Palmer, Sunflower Award…
Read MoreWe Celebrate Valory Palmer, Sunflower Award Winner
Extraordinary caregivers make a lasting difference—something Valory Palmer, patient care technician (PCT) on 7 West Post-Surgical at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, demonstrates daily. We’re proud to celebrate Valory for achieving the Sunflower Award for Extraordinary Nursing Support Staff for the kindness, patience, and positivity she provided during a patient’s challenging hospital stay. Valory’s Sunflower…
Read MoreWe Celebrate Hailey Dion, Sunflower Award Winner
Making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives doesn’t always come from dramatic gestures or life-saving care—it often grows from everyday connections, genuine kindness, and helping people feel like they belong. For Hailey Dion, medical assistant (MA) at our Manhattan Campus Primary Care Clinic, that’s simply who she is. Her warm presence, professionalism, and ability to…
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Dear Community Partners,Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews. Celebrate Hannah Reynolds, DAISY Award Winner 🌼 Hannah’s dedication shines through in every interaction, and her DAISY Award reflects what many of us already know—that she leads with integrity, compassion, and genuineness. Her professionalism made a meaningful difference during a vulnerable time, and we’re pleased to…
Read MoreWe Celebrate Hannah Reynolds, DAISY Award Winner
Extraordinary nurses leave lasting imprints on patients’ and families’ lives every day. Hannah Reynolds, Acute Care RN at the Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills Campus, embodies this through her integrity and compassion. Her DAISY nomination highlights how she honored a family’s care requests and provided clear communication and exceptional care. We’re proud to celebrate her…
Read MoreWe Celebrate Nick Ahlert, DAISY Award Winner
Compassion. Communication. Extraordinary care. These qualities compelled a patient’s family member to nominate Nick Ahlert, Acute Care RN on the Critical Care Unit (CCU) Pavilion at Stormont Vail Hospital, for the DAISY Award. Their heartfelt message following a challenging stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) highlights the dignity, skill, and humanity Nick brings to…
Read MoreHossam Abed, M.D.: January 2026 Person of the Moment
Stormont Vail Health is honored to recognize Hossam Abed, M.D., as our January 2026 Person of the Moment. While caring for a patient with heart failure, Dr. Abed showed exceptional dedication to clinical excellence and human dignity. Struck by the fact that the patient faced the end of life without family present, Dr. Abed made…
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Ryan Bishop to receive Prestigious Award from AAF-Topeka The American Advertising Federation Topeka (AAF-Topeka) has selected Ryan Bishop, Media Production Specialist in Marketing and Communications, as the 2026 recipient of the Silver Medal Award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the advertising industry and his dedicated service to the Topeka community. The announcement was made during…
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Dear Community Partners,Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews. Cynthia Hornberger New Chair of Stormont Vail Health Board; Two Longtime Members Retire from Board Cynthia Hornberger, Ph.D., APRN-CNS, was elected chair of the Stormont Vail Health Board of Directors at the board’s recent annual meeting. Longtime board members Pamela Johnson-Betts and Brenda Mills retired from…
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