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We Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (November 14)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Ease of Access to Health Care Focus of Scheduling Project To improve patient satisfaction, a project is underway to increase the ease of scheduling appointments. In late July, a cross-departmental team took on the task of looking through the eyes of the patient at the process of scheduling…
Read MoreWe Support the Unhoused at our 2023 Warm and Thankful Celebration
A little light goes a long way to make dark days brighter. Generosity and support do even more. Our Warm and Thankful Celebration is an annual collaboration between Stormont Vail Health Cultural Ambassadors and Topeka Rescue Mission. This event aims to brighten the dark winter days while supporting our community’s homeless and unsheltered population during…
Read MoreOpen Letter to Community – via Emporia Gazette
Message from Your Local Stormont Vail Healthcare Team Stormont Vail Health is a local healthcare team, caring for 18,000 Emporia and Lyon County residents at our clinic in Emporia, contrary to what has been implied in the media. We have served Emporia since 1994 through our Emporia Cotton O’Neil Clinic. In August, Stormont Vail was…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (November 9)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Stormont Vail Strong in Emporia We are Stormont Vail Health strong in Emporia. Our team in Emporia, caring for 18,000 Emporia and Lyon County residents at our Cotton O’Neil Clinic, has been an integral part of the community and an important part of our organization for nearly 30…
Read MoreWe Recognize Carmen Raines, October Person of the Moment
Professional chaplains are unique members of healthcare teams who undergo specialized training to bridge the gap between patient’s physical, mental, and emotional health by addressing their spiritual needs. As Chaplain Carmen Raines demonstrated at the Topeka Campus Hospital, spiritual care providers are also vital advocates for patients’ wishes, particularly in their most vulnerable moments. Carmen…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (November 7)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Dr. Salah Najm Named Ingram’s Top Doctor Congratulations to Salah Najm, M.D., for being named a 2023 Top Doctor by Ingram’s Magazine. Dr. Najm, Vice President, Acute Care Services, and pulmonologist and intensivist at Stormont Vail Health, is featured in the magazine’s current edition. Dr. Najm shares in…
Read More2023 National Radiologic Technology Week
National Radiologic Technology Week, Nov. 5 – 11 National Radiologic Technology Week highlights the profession’s invaluable benefit to preventative care and early detection each November. Radiologic technologists work in hospitals and clinics, performing medical imaging, interventional procedures, and radiation therapy. Naturally, these professionals play an integral part in patients’ daily care. For this reason, we…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (October 31)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Stormont Vail Health in the Community Stormont Vail representatives have been or will be at events to connect with the communities we serve. Emergency Department at Flint Hills Campus Welcomes Keir Swisher, D.O. Stormont Vail Health proudly welcomes Dr. Keir Swisher, an Emergency Medicine specialist providing care for…
Read MoreWe Celebrate Local Veterans’ Service & Stories
As a proud supporter of veterans who work in and receive care from our organization, Stormont Vail Health has organized several recognition opportunities to honor Veterans Day. Veterans Day Flag Raising Ceremony As a proud supporter of veterans who work in and receive care from our organization, Stormont Vail Health is recognizing Veterans Day during…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (October 26)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Stormont Vail Health Welcomes Kimberly Brey, M.D. Stormont Vail Health welcomes Dr. Kimberly Brey, an OB/GYN physician specializing in reproductive and pregnancy care, to the Stormont Vail Women’s Services team. Dr. Brey provides comprehensive women’s health services at Stormont Vail OB/GYN-Lincoln Center, 800 S.W. Lincoln Street. “I love…
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