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Celebrating Nurses Week
Join us in celebrating our nurses this week – let’s recognize and show appreciation to all nurses who make an unparalleled impact every day. Be sure to tag a nurse in the comments and wish them a happy week!
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (May 02)
Dear Team, Here are today’s updates: KansasWorks State Board Meets at Stormont Vail Health The KansasWorks State Board, which is charged to connect all services into a comprehensive workforce system and be the organizer of those connections, met at Stormont Vail Health Wednesday. All state board members are appointed by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (Apr 25)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Stormont Vail Celebrates Decade as Mayo Clinic Care Network Member A decade of membership in the Mayo Clinic Care Network was celebrated Wednesday, with the message clear: Stormont Vail Health’s connection to Mayo Clinic has been a game changer for patients and team members through the years. The…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (Apr 16)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Mayo Clinic Care Network: 10 Years of Benefit to Stormont Vail Patients, Team When the parents of 13-year-old Derek Ahlstedt were given the option of brain surgery to help their son become potentially seizure-free after countless medications – they sought another expert opinion. They had been receiving care…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (Apr 11)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Stormont Vail Health Welcomes Lincoln Center OB/GYN Douglas Gleason, M.D. Stormont Vail Health proudly welcomes Dr. Douglas Gleason, an OB/GYN specializing in reproductive medicine and pregnancy care, to the Stormont Vail Women’s Services team. Dr. Gleason delivers various women’s health services at Stormont Vail OB/GYN Lincoln Center, 800…
Read MoreKeyonna Tevis’ Story
It can be easy to look up symptoms you’re having online and move about your day. It can be easy to feel something come on and just push through your day because life is busy. It can be easy to talk yourself out of how you feel in fear it’s really ‘nothing that bad.‘ It…
Read MoreWe Celebrate Hannah Deviney, BSN, RN, DAISY Award Recipient
For Hannah Deviney, BSN, RN, at Stormont Vail’s Topeka Hospital Post-Surgical Care Unit, taking time to support patients’ comfort and dignity is as important to recovery as expert care delivery. For this reason, we celebrate Hannah for receiving the DAISY Award!
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (Apr 04)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Stormont Vail Team Members: Your Well Being is Important Working in the healthcare sector – no matter what our role – means we are often helping others. To care for patients, families and visitors in the best way possible, we also need to make sure our own needs…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (Apr 02)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Dr. Riley Williams Joins Topeka Campus Emergency Department We are proud to welcome board-certified emergency medicine specialist Dr. Riley Williams to the Stormont Vail Health Hospital Emergency Department in Topeka. As a board-certified specialist, Dr. Williams serves patients requiring immediate care for trauma, heart attacks, strokes, and other…
Read MoreWe Recognize Elizabeth Herman, March Person of the Moment
We recognize Elizabeth Herman, ultrasonographer, as March Person of the Moment for the authentic compassion she offered to the wife of a recently coded patient. Take a moment to recognize Elizabeth and learn how she makes a difference for patients and team members alike.
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